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.

• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 18 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2015
• 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

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 never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry 3 Jul 2017

  Whether she has held discussions with the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse since the withdrawal of the charity Survivors of Organised and Institutional Abuse from that inquiry.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry 3 Jul 2017

  I thank the Home Secretary for that, but this is now really serious: this is the fourth victims’ group that has left, and today we have had the Sutton review, which reads like a total whitewash and suggests that no lessons have been learned by the inquiry or by the Government that set it up. What message does she think that sends to everybody in this country who is currently relying on...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Regional Funding: Arts and Culture 29 Jun 2017

  I very much welcome the Arts Council’s decision to increase funding outside of London, but the Minister must be aware that many brilliant institutions such as the People’s History Museum are primarily dependent on local authorities for funding. Will he consider following the Arts Council’s lead and give us back some of the money that has been slashed from local authority...

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Profile

Labour MP for Wigan

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @lisanandy
• https://facebook.com/Lisa-Nandy-194243072092

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lisa Nandy campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

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

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Lisa Nandy’s speeches
• Has received answers to 69 written questions in the last year — above 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 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 150 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Lisa Nandy’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)