The topic lensIssue · 24 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Housing.
Housing policy, planning, and development
Divisions tagged
24
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Democratic Unionist Party
84% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | -3 | 47% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +3 | 53% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +32 | 82% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -3 | 47% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +9 | 59% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -3 | 47% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +34 | 84% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Plaid Cymru | Plaid | +25 | 75% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye: Support the Conservative opposition's position on Stamp Duty Land Tax — likely calling for changes to current rates or thresholds, or opposing a recent government decision on the tax. · No: Back the Labour government's existing approach to Stamp Duty Land Tax, rejecting the opposition's proposed alternative. | 105 | 329 | No |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 Aye: Support keeping the 12-month no-re-let period after a landlord evicts to sell, maintaining a strong deterrent against bogus possession claims · No: Prefer the Lords' shorter 6-month restricted period, arguing it is less burdensome on landlords who genuinely wish to sell | 403 | 99 | Yes |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye: Support the government's rejection of the Lords amendment, accepting ministerial assurances and an annual reporting commitment rather than placing statutory Decent Homes Standard protections for service family accommodation on the face of the Bill. · No: Support the Lords amendment requiring military service family accommodation to meet the statutory Decent Homes Standard, arguing service families deserve the same legal protections as private and social renters. | 324 | 173 | Yes |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, keeping the civil standard of proof so councils can realistically enforce the ban on discrimination against benefit claimants and families with children. · No: Support the Lords amendment, requiring a criminal standard of proof before landlords face financial penalties for rental discrimination — a higher evidential bar that critics say would gut enforcement. | 404 | 96 | Yes |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, keeping the ban on additional pet deposits and making it easier for renters to keep pets without paying large extra charges upfront · No: Support the Lords amendment allowing landlords to charge a three-week pet deposit, giving landlords greater financial protection against potential damage from pets | 399 | 95 | Yes |
All 24 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on housing is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Nandy | Wigan | 100% |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | 86% |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 86% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| John Whittingdale | Maldon | 86% |
| Esther McVey | Tatton | 82% |
| Louie French | Old Bexley and Sidcup | 75% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie van Mierlo | Henley and Thame | 100% |
| Max Wilkinson | Cheltenham | 88% |
| Mike Martin | Tunbridge Wells | 88% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 80% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 75% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 70% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 84% |
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 82% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 80% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Clacton | 57% |
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 55% |
| Richard Tice | Boston and Skegness | 50% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Housing” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 24 divisions