Photograph of Mr Dennis Skinner

Former Member of Parliament

Mr Dennis Skinner

Lab Labour Bolsover ID 325

Dennis had voted in 25.1 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Dennis had voted against the party's recorded majority 33 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 589 of 2,350 eligible divisions (25.1 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

589

Total votes

342

Aye

247

No

33

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 342 / Noes 247

Divisions

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Division Vote
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) No
Draft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Trade
No
Draft Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993: Alison Thewliss's amendment Aye
Offensive Weapons Bill: Louise Haigh's amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 23 Aye
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended Aye
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (f) - Beckett Aye
European Union Withdrawal Act Amendment (a) - Letwin Aye
Motion to sit in private
Tax
No
Draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) and (Levy Account: Basis of Distribution) Regulations 2019 No
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) Aye
draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 No
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 2019 No. 62)
NHS / Health
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 118/211 (56 %)
Trade 32/89 (36 %)
Transport 29/95 (31 %)
Education 26/95 (27 %)
Tax 75/321 (23 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)
Defence 1/71 (1 %)
Environment / Climate 2/48 (4 %)
Migration 14/169 (8 %)
Democracy / Parliament 4/43 (9 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Mr Dennis Skinner voted in?

Mr Dennis Skinner has recorded votes in 589 of 2,350 eligible Commons divisions (25.1 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Mr Dennis Skinner voted against their party?

Mr Dennis Skinner has voted against the party majority 33 times in the imported division data. Source