Former Member of Parliament

Paula Sherriff

Lab Labour Dewsbury ID 4426

Paula had voted in 24.1 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %.

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 566 of 2,349 eligible divisions (24.1 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

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

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 29/89 (33 %)

Foreign Affairs 19/69 (28 %)

Education 26/95 (27 %)

Transport 25/95 (26 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Defence 1/70 (1 %)

Environment / Climate 2/48 (4 %)

Migration 13/169 (8 %)

Devolution / Local Government 6/66 (9 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Paula Sherriff voted in?

Paula Sherriff has recorded votes in 566 of 2,349 eligible Commons divisions (24.1 % 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 Paula Sherriff voted against their party?

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