Shailesh Vara · GovernedBy UK

Born

1960

Uganda

School

Aylesbury Grammar School

State grammar

University

Brunel University London

In office

5.6 years

Longer than 68% of ministers

OfficeOther workEducation

In government

BJ

Appointed by Boris Johnson

1 post · 2022–2022

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Cabinet Secretary of State 2022/07 – 2022/09

TM

Appointed by Theresa May

1 post · 2018–2018

Minister of State, NIO

Minister of State 2018/07 – 2018/11

DC

Appointed by David Cameron

3 posts · 2010–2016

Minister for Welfare Delivery

Under-Secretary 2015/07 – 2016/07
Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid

Under-Secretary 2013/10 – 2016/07
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Whip / Parliamentary 2010/05 – 2012/09

Career

Before Parliament 3

1989–1990

Solicitor (City of London, West End, Hong Kong)

Law (barrister, solicitor)unverified

Undated

Senior legal adviser and business consultant

London First

Political staff / party / think tank / SpAdunverified

Undated

Vice-president

Small Business Bureau

Political staff / party / think tank / SpAdunverified

Voting record

1,481

votes since 2016

3

votes against their own party, 0.2% of 1,465 whipped votes

0

rebellions as a minister, from 135 votes

16

free votes, with no party line

Share of whipped votes cast against their own party

Shailesh Vara0.2%

Typical Conservative0.3%

Typical Labour0.1%

Whipped votes by year

With their partyAgainst

Votes by topic

With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92
2022-03-30
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416
2021-12-14
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
2019-09-04
No
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
2019-04-09
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash
2019-04-03
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main
2019-04-03
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22
2019-04-03
No
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
2019-03-27
Aye
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements)
2019-03-27
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA)
2019-03-27
Aye
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal)
2019-03-27
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
2019-03-14

Votes against their party latest 3

No
Motion to agree to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
2019-04-08 · Brexit & EU
Aye
Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
2019-04-08 · Brexit & EU
No
Motion to agree to Lords Amendments 2 and 3 to the EU (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill
2019-04-08 · Brexit & EU

Read the full voting transcript (1,481 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.

Bills sponsored

1

private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor

0

of them became law

1

government bills put forward as a minister

1

of them became law

Government bills 1

Became law
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022
2022 · Government bill · Northern Ireland Office · co-sponsor

Private member's bills 1

Passed second reading, then ran out of time
Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill
2006 · Private member's bill (ballot)

Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.