Alan Campbell’s voting in Parliament

Alan Campbell is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Alan Campbell’s votes.

• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2016
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Alan Campbell’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Alan Campbell’s full vote analysis page for more.

Alan Campbell

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Property Act Receiverships 18 Apr 2017

  I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff Central (Jo Stevens) for securing the debate. I would like to use the brief time available to raise a constituency case, with the permission of my constituent Mr Graham Stewart. Mr Stewart has been a builder and developer since 2000. He was encouraged by Lloyds bank to move his account to Lloyds in 2003. He banked with Lloyds over the next...

• Sittings of the House: Tyne Marine Office 27 Mar 2017

  My hon. Friend will be aware of the planned merger between South Tyneside College and TyneMet in my borough. With our history of seamanship and engineering excellence, should we not be encouraging young men and women who seek a career at sea, rather than discouraging them?

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Jobcentres: Whitley Bay 6 Mar 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are registered at Whitley Bay Jobcentre.

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Profile

Labour MP for Tynemouth

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @alancampbellmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alan Campbell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Education and Skills
• Home Department
• Health
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Work and Pensions
• North East
• Metal Theft
• North Tyneside LEA
• Speech Therapy
• North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group

Currently held offices

• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) (since 8 Oct 2010)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Crime Reduction) (5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Committee of Selection (10 May 2006 to 8 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip (5 May 2006 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (19 Dec 2005 to 9 May 2006)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Adam Ingram, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (29 Apr 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Neville Trotter
• Irene Ward
• Grace Colman
• Alexander Russell
• Charles Percy
• Herbert Craig
• Frederick Harris
• Richard Donkin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Alan Campbell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 115 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Alan Campbell’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 165 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)