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 2,350 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
Air Travel Organisers' Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 3	11 Jul 2017	Aye
Air Travel Organisers' Licensing Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 2	11 Jul 2017	Aye
Queen's Speech: Main Question	29 Jun 2017	No
Queen's Speech: Economy and Jobs Amdt (l)	29 Jun 2017	Aye
Queen's Speech: Health, Social Care and Security Amendment (i)	28 Jun 2017	Aye
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	19 Apr 2017	No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree Education	19 Apr 2017	No
Early Parliamentary General Election	19 Apr 2017	Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill: Second Reading Tax	18 Apr 2017	No
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 Benefits	29 Mar 2017	Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 Benefits	29 Mar 2017	Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 Benefits	29 Mar 2017	Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 Transport	27 Mar 2017	Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 Transport	27 Mar 2017	Aye
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill: Report stage Amendment 2	24 Mar 2017	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 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 1/71 (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 2,350 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