Angela Rayner’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Angela Rayner sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Angela Rayner voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Angela Rayner has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 11 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Universities: Finance 18 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of the Minister of State for Universities in Hansard, Official Report, 11 February 2019, Volume 654, Column 637, what the evidenial basis is for his claim that universities financed entirely by taxation would result in an increased burden of £12 billion on the taxpayer.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Universities: Finance 18 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Universities, of 11 February 2019, Official Report, column 634, what estimate his Department has made of the number of higher education institutions that may exit the market.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Students: Loans 18 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many loans have been issued by the Office for Students to higher education institutions in England; and what the value was of each of those loans.

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Profile

Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @angelarayner
• https://facebook.com/Angela-Rayner

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Angela Rayner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Schools: Finance
• Students: Loans
• Academies
• Teachers: Training
• Wakefield City Academies Trust

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (since 27 Jun 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) (27 Jun 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (7 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 7 Jan 2016)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Heyes
• Robert Sheldon
• Hervey Rhodes
• William Jowitt
• Fred Simpson
• John Broadbent
• Albert Bellamy
• Cornelius Homan
• Walter De Frece
• Albert Stanley
• Max Aitken
• Alfred Scott
• Herbert Whiteley
• John Addison
• Hugh Mason
• Thomas Mellor
• Thomas Gibson
• Charles Hindley
• George Williams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (9 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Angela Rayner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 249 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 75.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 90 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Angela Rayner’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 129 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)