UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-PX

    ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
                                     COMPANY

 INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER:     811-21202

 NAME OF REGISTRANT:                     John Hancock Preferred Income
                                         Fund II



 ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 200 Berkeley Street
                                         Boston, MA 02116

 NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:  Charles A. Rizzo
                                         197 Clarendon Street
                                         Boston, MA 02116

 REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER:          6176633000

 DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END:                07/31

 DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD:               07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019





                                                                                                  

2X28 John Hancock Funds Preferred Income Fund II
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 BP P.L.C.                                                                                   Agenda Number:  934993824
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        Security:  055622104
    Meeting Type:  Annual
    Meeting Date:  21-May-2019
          Ticker:  BP
            ISIN:  US0556221044
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1.     To receive the annual report and accounts.                Mgmt          For                            For

2.     To approve the directors' remuneration                    Mgmt          For                            For
       report.

3.     To re-elect Mr R W Dudley as a director.                  Mgmt          For                            For

4.     To re-elect Mr B Gilvary as a director.                   Mgmt          For                            For

5.     To re-elect Mr N S Andersen as a director.                Mgmt          For                            For

6.     To re-elect Dame A Carnwath as a director.                Mgmt          For                            For

7.     To elect Miss P Daley as a director.                      Mgmt          For                            For

8.     To re-elect Mr I E L Davis as a director.                 Mgmt          For                            For

9.     To re-elect Professor Dame A Dowling as a                 Mgmt          For                            For
       director.

10.    To elect Mr H Lund as a director.                         Mgmt          For                            For

11.    To re-elect Mrs M B Meyer as a director.                  Mgmt          For                            For

12.    To re-elect Mr B R Nelson as a director.                  Mgmt          For                            For

13.    To re-elect Mrs P R Reynolds as a director.               Mgmt          For                            For

14.    To re-elect Sir J Sawers as a director.                   Mgmt          For                            For

15.    To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor and to               Mgmt          For                            For
       authorize the directors to fix their
       remuneration.

16.    To give limited authority to make political               Mgmt          For                            For
       donations and incur political expenditure.

17.    To give limited authority to allot shares                 Mgmt          For                            For
       up to a specified amount.

18.    Special resolution: to give authority to                  Mgmt          For                            For
       allot a limited number of shares for cash
       free of pre-emption rights.

19.    Special resolution: to give additional                    Mgmt          For                            For
       authority to allot a limited number of
       shares for cash free of pre-emption rights.

20.    Special resolution: to give limited                       Mgmt          For                            For
       authority for the purchase of its own
       shares by the company.

21.    Special resolution: to authorize the                      Mgmt          For                            For
       calling of general meetings (excluding
       annual general meetings) by notice of at
       least 14 clear days.

22.    Special resolution: Climate Action 100+                   Mgmt          For                            For
       shareholder resolution on climate change
       disclosures.

23.    Special resolution: Follow This shareholder               Shr           Against                        For
       resolution on climate change targets.




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 CENTURYLINK, INC.                                                                           Agenda Number:  934985738
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        Security:  156700106
    Meeting Type:  Annual
    Meeting Date:  22-May-2019
          Ticker:  CTL
            ISIN:  US1567001060
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1a.    Election of Director: Martha H. Bejar                     Mgmt          For                            For

1b.    Election of Director: Virginia Boulet                     Mgmt          For                            For

1c.    Election of Director: Peter C. Brown                      Mgmt          For                            For

1d.    Election of Director: Kevin P. Chilton                    Mgmt          For                            For

1e.    Election of Director: Steven T. Clontz                    Mgmt          For                            For

1f.    Election of Director: T. Michael Glenn                    Mgmt          For                            For

1g.    Election of Director: W. Bruce Hanks                      Mgmt          For                            For

1h.    Election of Director: Mary L. Landrieu                    Mgmt          For                            For

1i.    Election of Director: Harvey P. Perry                     Mgmt          For                            For

1j.    Election of Director: Glen F. Post, III                   Mgmt          For                            For

1k.    Election of Director: Michael J. Roberts                  Mgmt          For                            For

1l.    Election of Director: Laurie A. Siegel                    Mgmt          For                            For

1m.    Election of Director: Jeffrey K. Storey                   Mgmt          For                            For

2.     Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our                 Mgmt          For                            For
       independent auditor for 2019.

3.     Amend our Articles of Incorporation to                    Mgmt          For                            For
       increase our authorized shares of common
       stock.

4.     Ratify our NOL Rights Plan.                               Mgmt          For                            For

5.     Advisory vote to approve our executive                    Mgmt          Against                        Against
       compensation.

6.     Shareholder proposal regarding our lobbying               Shr           For                            Against
       activities, if properly presented at the
       meeting.




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 EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORPORATION                                                             Agenda Number:  935014174
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        Security:  294600101
    Meeting Type:  Annual
    Meeting Date:  11-Jun-2019
          Ticker:  ETRN
            ISIN:  US2946001011
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1.     DIRECTOR
       Vicky A. Bailey                                           Mgmt          For                            For
       Kenneth M. Burke                                          Mgmt          For                            For
       Margaret K. Dorman                                        Mgmt          For                            For
       Thomas F. Karam                                           Mgmt          For                            For
       David L. Porges                                           Mgmt          For                            For
       Norman J. Szydlowski                                      Mgmt          For                            For
       Robert F. Vagt                                            Mgmt          For                            For

2.     To approve, on an advisory basis, the                     Mgmt          For                            For
       compensation of the Company's named
       executive officers for 2018.

3.     To approve, on an advisory basis, the                     Mgmt          1 Year                         For
       frequency of future advisory votes on
       executive compensation.

4.     To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young                Mgmt          For                            For
       LLP as the Company's independent registered
       public accounting firm for 2019.




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 KINDER MORGAN, INC.                                                                         Agenda Number:  934959668
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        Security:  49456B101
    Meeting Type:  Annual
    Meeting Date:  08-May-2019
          Ticker:  KMI
            ISIN:  US49456B1017
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1a.    Election of Director: Richard D. Kinder                   Mgmt          For                            For

1b.    Election of Director: Steven J. Kean                      Mgmt          For                            For

1c.    Election of Director: Kimberly A. Dang                    Mgmt          For                            For

1d.    Election of Director: Ted A. Gardner                      Mgmt          For                            For

1e.    Election of Director: Anthony W. Hall, Jr.                Mgmt          For                            For

1f.    Election of Director: Gary L. Hultquist                   Mgmt          For                            For

1g.    Election of Director: Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr.                Mgmt          For                            For

1h.    Election of Director: Deborah A. Macdonald                Mgmt          For                            For

1i.    Election of Director: Michael C. Morgan                   Mgmt          For                            For

1j.    Election of Director: Arthur C.                           Mgmt          For                            For
       Reichstetter

1k.    Election of Director: Fayez Sarofim                       Mgmt          For                            For

1l.    Election of Director: C. Park Shaper                      Mgmt          For                            For

1m.    Election of Director: William A. Smith                    Mgmt          For                            For

1n.    Election of Director: Joel V. Staff                       Mgmt          For                            For

1o.    Election of Director: Robert F. Vagt                      Mgmt          For                            For

1p.    Election of Director: Perry M. Waughtal                   Mgmt          For                            For

2.     Ratification of the selection of                          Mgmt          For                            For
       PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our
       independent registered public accounting
       firm for 2019

3.     Approval, on an advisory basis, of the                    Mgmt          Against                        Against
       compensation of our named executive
       officers, as disclosed in the Proxy
       Statement




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 MB FINANCIAL, INC.                                                                          Agenda Number:  934865378
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        Security:  55264U405
    Meeting Type:  Special
    Meeting Date:  18-Sep-2018
          Ticker:  MBFIO
            ISIN:  US55264U4058
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1.     A proposal (the "preferred stockholder                    Mgmt          For                            For
       merger proposal") to approve the merger of
       MB Financial, Inc. ("MB Financial") with
       and into Fifth Third Financial Corporation
       ("Intermediary"), a wholly-owned subsidiary
       of Fifth Third Bancorp ("Fifth Third"),
       with Intermediary surviving the merger,
       pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
       Merger, dated as of May 20, 2018 (as such
       agreement may from time to time be
       amended), by and among Fifth Third,
       Intermediary and MB Financial.

2.     A proposal to approve one or more                         Mgmt          For                            For
       adjournments of the Meeting, if necessary
       or appropriate to permit further
       solicitation of proxies in favor of the
       preferred stockholder merger proposal.




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 ONEOK, INC.                                                                                 Agenda Number:  934985980
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        Security:  682680103
    Meeting Type:  Annual
    Meeting Date:  22-May-2019
          Ticker:  OKE
            ISIN:  US6826801036
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Prop.# Proposal                                                  Proposal      Proposal Vote                  For/Against
                                                                 Type                                         Management

1A.    Election of director: Brian L. Derksen                    Mgmt          For                            For

1B.    Election of director: Julie H. Edwards                    Mgmt          For                            For

1C.    Election of director: John W. Gibson                      Mgmt          For                            For

1D.    Election of director: Mark W. Helderman                   Mgmt          For                            For

1E.    Election of director: Randall J. Larson                   Mgmt          For                            For

1F.    Election of director: Steven J. Malcolm                   Mgmt          For                            For

1G.    Election of director: Jim W. Mogg                         Mgmt          For                            For

1H.    Election of director: Pattye L. Moore                     Mgmt          For                            For

1I.    Election of director: Gary D. Parker                      Mgmt          For                            For

1J.    Election of director: Eduardo A. Rodriguez                Mgmt          For                            For

1k.    Election of director: Terry K. Spencer                    Mgmt          For                            For

2.     Ratification of the selection of                          Mgmt          For                            For
       PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the
       independent registered public accounting
       firm of ONEOK, Inc. for the year ending
       December 31, 2019.

3.     An advisory vote to approve ONEOK, Inc.'s                 Mgmt          For                            For
       executive compensation.



* Management position unknown





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)         John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II
By (Signature)       /s/ Andrew G. Arnott
Name                 Andrew G. Arnott
Title                President
Date                 08/28/2019