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: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Schools: Standards 7 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools are currently rated as (a) requires improvement and (b) inadequate in each region of England, and how many children are educated in each of those schools.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Day Care 7 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 3 and 4 year old children are eligible for the Government's offer of 30 hours free childcare a week in each (a) region and (b) local authority in England.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Interserve 17 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices are currently receiving training from Interserve Learning and Employment.

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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
• Children: Day Care
• Wakefield City Academies Trust
• Academies

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 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Angela Rayner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 242 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 73.31% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
• 96 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Angela Rayner’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 126 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)