The topic lensIssue · 101 divisions tagged · 16 parties active
Taxation.
Tax policy and reform
Divisions tagged
101
This parliament
Parties active
16
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Social Democratic and Labour Party
68% 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 | +16 | 66% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -17 | 33% on-whip · 114 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -12 | 38% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +15 | 65% on-whip · 43 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +3 | 53% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | -3 | 47% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -19 | 31% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +10 | 60% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye: Support adding New Clause 4 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill · No: Oppose adding New Clause 4 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill | 173 | 280 | No |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye: Support adding New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill at Committee stage · No: Oppose New Clause 2, preferring the Bill to proceed without this addition | 81 | 280 | No |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Aye: Support adding New Clause 5 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, as proposed during committee stage · No: Oppose adding New Clause 5 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, rejecting the proposed addition | 177 | 310 | No |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support the 50% steel import tariff as necessary to protect British steel production, preserve steelworker jobs, and guard against unfair trade practices from China and the impact of US tariffs. · No: Oppose the 50% tariff as poorly designed and rushed, arguing it will harm downstream manufacturers in aerospace, engineering and defence who depend on specialist steel grades unavailable from UK producers, threatening thousands of jobs. | 323 | 159 | Yes |
| 23 Mar 2026 | National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye: Support the government's position of removing the Lords' additional parliamentary oversight requirement, accepting that existing affirmative procedure protections for threshold reductions are sufficient · No: Back the Lords amendment requiring stronger parliamentary scrutiny over changes to the salary-sacrifice pension NIC rules, arguing the government should face tighter checks when adjusting how the £2,000 cap works in practice | 282 | 165 | Yes |
All 101 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on taxation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Reeves | Leeds West and Pudsey | 90% |
| Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | 89% |
| Keir Starmer | Holborn and St Pancras | 86% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Rankin | Windsor | 39% |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 39% |
| Rebecca Smith | South West Devon | 38% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Freddie van Mierlo | Henley and Thame | 49% |
| Ben Maguire | North Cornwall | 46% |
| Chris Coghlan | Dorking and Horley | 44% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 76% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 71% |
| Alex Norris | Nottingham North and Kimberley | 70% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 73% |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 68% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 68% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Blackman | Aberdeen North | 50% |
| Stephen Flynn | Aberdeen South | 50% |
| Stephen Gethins | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | 48% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Taxation” → 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 · 101 divisions