Toby Perkins’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Toby Perkins’s votes.

• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 14 votes against, 8 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 13 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016

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

Toby Perkins has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Capital Punishment 26 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people executed in each country by the government of that country in each year since 2010.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Maryam Rajavi 26 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which EU member states will (a) allow and (b) not allow Maryam Rajavi to visit.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Further Education: East Midlands 26 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of financial reserves were held by each further education establishment in the East Midlands at the end of each financial year from 2010 to the latest year for which figures are available.

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Profile

Labour MP for Chesterfield

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @tobyperkinsmp
• https://facebook.com/TobyPerkins4Chesterfield

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Toby Perkins campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department of Health
• Ministry of Defence
• Work and Pensions
• Education
• Insolvency
• Public Houses
• Members: Correspondence
• Property Searches
• Business: Government Assistance

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (7 Oct 2011 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Paul Holmes
• Tony Benn
• Eric Varley
• George Benson
• Robert Conant
• George Benson
• Barnet Kenyon
• James Haslam
• Thomas Bayley
• Alfred Barnes

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (18 out of 18)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Toby Perkins’s speeches
• Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 109 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Toby Perkins’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 320 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)