Former Member of Parliament

Sir Mike Penning

Con Conservative Hemel Hempstead ID 1528

Mike had voted in 65.4 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. 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 2,354 eligible divisions (65.4 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1539

Total votes

743

Aye

796

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 743 / Noes 796

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
New Clause 18 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	7 Jan 2020	No
New Clause 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	7 Jan 2020	No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	Aye
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	Aye
Motion to approve the draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Democracy / Parliament	31 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt Transport	29 Oct 2019	No
That there shall be an early parliamentary general election	28 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Ian Blackford's amendment (h)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 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 %)

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 37/96 (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 2,354 eligible Commons divisions (65.4 % 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 Sir Mike Penning voted against their party?

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