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Former Member of Parliament

Shailesh Vara

Con Conservative North West Cambridgeshire ID 1496

Shailesh had voted in 62.9 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Shailesh had voted against the party's recorded majority 11 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 1,481 of 2,354 eligible divisions (62.9 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1481

Total votes

711

Aye

770

No

11

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 711 / Noes 770

Divisions

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Division Vote
draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Aye
Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations (S.I. 2019 No. 62)
NHS / Health
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
Brexit / EU
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Mr Corbyn's amendment (e)
Brexit / EU
No
UK's withdrawal from the European Union: Hilary Benn's amendment (i)
Brexit / EU
No
UK's withdrawal from the European Union: Lucy Powell's amendment to Hilary Benn's amendment (i)
Brexit / EU
No
UK's withdrawal from the European Union: Sarah Wollaston's amendment (h)
Brexit / EU
No
Main motion, as amended by amendment (a), on UK's withdrawal from the European Union
Brexit / EU
No
Amendment (a) to the motion on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union
Brexit / EU
No
draft Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Aye
draft Immigration (European Economic Area Nationals) (EU Exit) Order 2019
Migration
Aye
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion
Brexit / EU
No
Draft Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Transport
Aye
Draft Transparency of Securities Financing Transactions and of Reuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Aye
Draft Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 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 198/211 (94 %)
Trade 75/89 (84 %)
Foreign Affairs 57/69 (83 %)
Migration 136/169 (80 %)
Environment / Climate 34/48 (71 %)

Lowest topic participation

Work / Employment 21/75 (28 %)
Education 35/96 (36 %)
Housing 26/66 (39 %)
Energy 32/70 (46 %)
Cost of Living 5/10 (50 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Shailesh Vara voted in?

Shailesh Vara has recorded votes in 1,481 of 2,354 eligible Commons divisions (62.9 % 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 Shailesh Vara voted against their party?

Shailesh Vara has voted against the party majority 11 times in the imported division data. Source