Chris Law’s voting in Parliament

Chris Law is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of Chris Law’s votes.

• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 16 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2016–2017
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

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

Chris Law

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Eastern Ukraine 28 Mar 2017

  Does the Foreign Secretary agree with me, and with the Secretary General of Amnesty International, that the United States President’s Executive order implementing a travel ban on people from six countries—

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Executive Orders: United States 28 Mar 2017

  What discussions he has had with his US counterpart on that country’s Executive order implementing a travel ban on people from six countries and on certain refugees.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Executive Orders: United States 28 Mar 2017

  Therefore, will the Foreign Secretary agree with me and the secretary general of Amnesty International that the President’s Executive order implementing a travel ban on people from six countries and certain refugees is “unconstitutional, inhumane and illogical”?

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Dundee West

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @chrislawsnp
• https://facebook.com/ChrisLawSNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Chris Law campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• HM Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Transport
• Deportation
• Revenue and Customs: Dundee
• Revenue and Customs: Scotland
• Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis
• Passports: Interviews

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development) (since 20 Jun 2017)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Climate Justice) (since 20 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jim McGovern
• Ernie Ross
• Peter Doig
• Evelyn Strachey

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Chris Law’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 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.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 53 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Chris Law’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 39 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)