Lisa Nandy’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Lisa Nandy’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes

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

Lisa Nandy has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Grammar Schools: Pupil Premium 16 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants are in receipt of the pupil premium in (a) England and (b) each region.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister 14 Sep 2016

  It has been two years since the Prime Minister set up the child abuse inquiry, which is now on to its fourth chair, and last week the outgoing chair said that it had become inherently unmanageable. Given that the Prime Minister appointed Dame Lowell Goddard to her position, will she insist that she comes before this House to explain herself? Surely child abuse survivors deserve an explanation.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Grammar Schools: Admissions 13 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of grammar school entrants were previously educated in fee-paying preparatory schools in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.

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Profile

Labour MP for Wigan

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Education
• Cabinet Office
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Department
• Work and Pensions
• Departmental Pay
• Free Schools
• Big Society Network
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Mayors: Greater Manchester

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (18 Mar 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Education Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 10 Sep 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Neil Turner
• Roger Stott
• Alan Fitch
• Ronald Williams
• William Foster
• John Parkinson
• Reginald Neville
• Henry Twist
• Francis Powell
• Nathaniel Eckersley
• Algernon Egerton
• Francis Powell
• Thomas Knowles
• Lindsay
• Thomas Knowles
• Lindsay
• John Lancaster
• Henry Woods
• Nathaniel Eckersley
• James Lindsay
• Henry Woods
• James Lindsay
• Francis Powell
• Henry Woods
• Joseph Acton
• James Lindsay
• Ralph Thicknesse
• James Lindsay
• Ralph Thicknesse
• James Lindsay
• Charles Standish
• Thomas Crosse
• Peter Greenall
• William Ewart
• Charles Standish
• Richard Potter
• John Kearsley
• Richard Potter
• Ralph Thicknesse
• John Kearsley
• James Lindsay
• John Kearsley
• James Lindsay
• James Lindsay
• James Lindsay
• James Lindsay
• James Lindsay
• of Balcarres
• John Hodson
• Robert Leigh
• John Hodson
• Robert Leigh
• John Hodson
• Robert Leigh
• John Hodson
• Robert Leigh
• John Hodson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Families Bill Committee (19 out of 19)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Lisa Nandy’s speeches
• Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 41.96% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 152 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Lisa Nandy’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 159 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)