Member of Parliament

Paula Sherriff

Q: Which party does Paula Sherriff represent?

Paula Sherriff currently represents Labour. Source: https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/4426

Q: Which constituency does Paula Sherriff represent?

Paula Sherriff currently represents Dewsbury. Source: https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/4426

Lab Labour Dewsbury ID 4426

Profile, voting record, roles, interests, and election information from official Parliament data.

At a glance

7 May 2015

Commons start

11 years, 0 months

Time in Commons

24.6 %

Voting participation

-48.7 % vs avg

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Majority

Contact

No contact details available.

Topic voting

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

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 130/211 (62 %)

Trade 29/88 (33 %)

Transport 25/87 (29 %)

Foreign Affairs 19/69 (28 %)

Education 26/95 (27 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Defence 1/55 (2 %)

Environment / Climate 2/45 (4 %)

Migration 13/169 (8 %)

Devolution / Local Government 6/65 (9 %)

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 566 of 2,302 eligible divisions (24.6 %). Commons average: 73.3 %.

566

Total votes

351

Aye

215

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 351 / Noes 215

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Motion to approve the draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Democracy / Parliament	31 Oct 2019	No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt Transport	29 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	No
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 2019	No
Programme: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	No
Mr Letwin's Amendment (a) to the Government's motion on section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Brexit / EU	19 Oct 2019	Aye
Business of the House (Saturday 19 October) Amendment (a) Transport	17 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Air Quality) Brexit / EU Environment / Climate	15 Oct 2019	No
Motion on Conference Adjournment	26 Sep 2019	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Registered interests

No registered interests available.

Member source UK Parliament Members API

Voting source Commons Votes API

FAQs

Who is Paula Sherriff?

Paula Sherriff is a Member of Parliament representing Dewsbury. Source

Which party does Paula Sherriff represent?

Paula Sherriff currently represents Labour. Source

Which constituency does Paula Sherriff represent?

Paula Sherriff currently represents Dewsbury. Source

How long has Paula Sherriff been an MP?

Paula Sherriff has been in the House of Commons for 11 years, 0 months. Source

How many Commons divisions has Paula Sherriff voted in?

Paula Sherriff has recorded votes in 566 of 2,302 eligible Commons divisions (24.6 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.3 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Paula Sherriff voted against their party?

Paula Sherriff has voted against the party majority 0 times in the imported division data. Source