Former Member of Parliament

Sir Mike Penning

Con Conservative Hemel Hempstead ID 1528

Mike had voted in 65.5 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6 %. Mike had voted against the party's recorded majority 16 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 1,539 of 2,351 eligible divisions (65.5 %). Commons average: 72.6 %.

1539

Total votes

743

Aye

796

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 743 / Noes 796

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Financial Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7	13 Jan 2021	No
Sittings of the House	30 Dec 2020	Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading	30 Dec 2020	Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Second Reading	30 Dec 2020	Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Business of the House motion: Ian Blackford's amendment Transport	30 Dec 2020	No
Taxation (Post-transition Period) Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 3 Tax	15 Dec 2020	No
UK Internal Market Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendments 1F, 1G, 1H, 1K, 1L and 8M Brexit / EU	15 Dec 2020	Aye
UK Internal Market Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendments 48B and 48C Brexit / EU	10 Dec 2020	Aye
UK Internal Market Bill: motion to agree Lords Amendments 8B, 8C, 8D, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J and 8K, disagree to 8L, insist on disagreement to 13 and 56, and make Amendment (a) in lieu of 8L, 13 and 56 Brexit / EU	10 Dec 2020	Aye
UK Internal Market Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendments 1B, 1C and 1D Brexit / EU	10 Dec 2020	Aye
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Benefits Migration	9 Dec 2020	Aye
Taxation (Post-transition Period) Bill: Committee of the whole House: Amendment 1 Tax	9 Dec 2020	No
Financial Assistance to Industry	8 Dec 2020	Aye
Northern Ireland (Ways and Means): Keir Starmer's Amendment	8 Dec 2020	No
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill: Lords Amendment 48 Motion to disagree Brexit / EU	7 Dec 2020	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 %)

Foreign Affairs 63/69 (91 %)

Migration 146/169 (86 %)

Trade 76/89 (85 %)

Environment / Climate 36/48 (75 %)

Lowest topic participation

Work / Employment 24/75 (32 %)

Education 37/95 (39 %)

Housing 26/66 (39 %)

Defence 33/71 (46 %)

Benefits 43/81 (53 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Sir Mike Penning voted in?

Sir Mike Penning has recorded votes in 1,539 of 2,351 eligible Commons divisions (65.5 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Sir Mike Penning voted against their party?

Sir Mike Penning has voted against the party majority 16 times in the imported division data. Source