A selection of Chi Onwurah's votes

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• Generally voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2013
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2010–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2011–2016

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Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: English Regions 27 Apr 2017

  The north-east has benefited hugely from investment and funding from the European Union—a counterbalance to the neglect of this and other Tory Governments. What guarantee will the Minister offer that the repatriation of powers from the European Union will not mean further concentration of powers in Whitehall and that powers will be devolved to the north-east and other regions?

• Digital Economy Bill: Universal service broadband obligations 26 Apr 2017

  The Minister spoke about missed opportunities. Does he recognise that he leaves this Parliament with data sharing and the rights of citizens over their own data in exactly the same state—if not worse—of chaos and total mess across Departments that was the case when he took up his role, I think just over a year ago?

• Digital Economy Bill: Universal service broadband obligations 26 Apr 2017

  Will the Minister answer the question? Do citizens own and control their own data—yes or no?

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Former Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ChiOnwurah

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Chi Onwurah campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Culture Media and Sport
• Health
• Training
• Broadband
• Travel and Subsistence Payments
• Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers
• Cybercrime

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy) (9 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (11 Jan 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (8 Oct 2010 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jim Cousins
• Piers Merchant
• Harry Cowans
• Edward Short
• Lyall Wilkes
• Alfred Denville
• Charles Trevelyan
• George Renwick

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (16 out of 17)

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Chi Onwurah’s speeches
• Has received answers to 229 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 71.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 127 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 213 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)