Yvonne Fovargue’s voting in Parliament

Yvonne Fovargue is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Yvonne Fovargue’s votes.

• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, between 2013–2016
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 13 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2015

We have lots more plain English analysis of Yvonne Fovargue’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Yvonne Fovargue’s full vote analysis page for more.

Yvonne Fovargue has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Unauthorised Encampments — [Philip Davies in the Chair] 12 Oct 2017

  I congratulate the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) on securing this debate. Like hon. Members and colleagues from across the House, let me state that the people we are discussing are part of our communities; they are not separate. They are constituents and fellow citizens, and, like other sections of the communities we represent, they are not homogeneous. About half of the...

• Leaving the EU: Consumer Protection — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] 10 Oct 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. I congratulate the hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford) on securing the debate and on her obvious passion for consumer issues. There is often a good deal of complacency in this country when it comes to consumer protection. We often take it for granted; we only really think about our rights when we need to enforce them or seek...

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Profile

Labour MP for Makerfield

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Y_FovargueMP
• https://facebook.com/YvonneFovargueMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Yvonne Fovargue campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Work and Pensions
• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Defence
• Electronic Warfare
• NHS: Negligence
• Housing Benefit
• Credit
• Welfare Tax Credits

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (since 3 Jul 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (8 May 2015 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (20 Oct 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Procedure Committee (27 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (7 Oct 2013 to 20 Oct 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (11 Jan 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 Oct 2011 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian McCartney
• Michael McGuire

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 26)

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Yvonne Fovargue’s speeches
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 68 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Yvonne Fovargue’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 157 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)