Caroline Lucas’s voting in Parliament

This is a selection of Caroline Lucas’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 46 votes against, 8 absences, between 2012–2016
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 14 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016

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

Caroline Lucas has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cuadrilla Resources: Lancashire 25 Apr 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Written Ministerial Statement of 25 January 2018 on energy policy, HCWS428, if he will ask the Infrastructure and Projects Authority to assess the financial resilience of Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, including its ability to fund decommissioning costs, as part of the Government's consideration of...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Fracking: Employment 25 Apr 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 April 2018 to Question 134558 on Fracking: Employment, if he will update the estimate in the April 2014 Ernst and Young report Getting Ready for UK Shale Gas on the number of jobs that fracking could result in at peak; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Syria: Chemical Weapons 25 Apr 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the Government (a) first identified (i) the Him Shinshar weapons bunkers near Homs as a chemical weapons equipment and storage facility, (ii) the Him Shinsar weapons storage site and former missile base near Homs as a location of Sarin and precursor production equipment and (iii) the Barzeh branch of the Syrian...

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Profile

Green MP for Brighton, Pavilion

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @CarolineLucas
• https://facebook.com/carolinelucas.page

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Caroline Lucas campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Energy and Climate Change
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Defence
• Home Department
• Green Investment Bank
• Corporation Tax
• Minimum Wage
• Solar Power
• Nuclear Weapons

Currently held offices

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Co-Leader of the Green Party (since 2 Sep 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Leader of the Green Party (5 Sep 2008 to 5 Sep 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Lepper
• Derek Spencer
• Julian Amery
• Luke Teeling

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Caroline Lucas’s speeches
• Has received answers to 365 written questions in the last year — well above 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 88.57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
• 537 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Caroline Lucas’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 540 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)