Pat McFadden’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Pat McFadden’s votes.

• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes

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

Pat McFadden has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Gcse 15 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children receiving free school meals obtained five GCSEs, including English and mathematics in each local authority area in England in the latest year for which figures are available.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Universities: Admissions 15 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of children from each local authority area in England go to university in the most recent year for which figures are available.

• Schools that Work for Everyone 12 Sep 2016

  Let us deal with this nonsense that if we are not in favour of the Secretary of State’s reform, we are not in favour of any change. Where there is failure, underachievement or lack of ambition in the system, there should be change. The system should not be a reform-free zone. But if the Prime Minister believes that the expansion of grammar schools is better for social mobility, how...

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Profile

Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Sickle Cell Diseases
• European Union
• Defence Training Review
• Community Support Officers

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (20 Oct 2014 to 5 Jan 2016)
• Member, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2012 to 12 Jun 2013)
• Member, Treasury Committee (14 Nov 2011 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Employment Relations and Postal Affairs) (2 Jul 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dennis Turner
• Robert Edwards

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (0 out of 10)
• Immigration Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Pat McFadden’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 65.18% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 22 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.
• 65 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Pat McFadden’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 548 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)