Colleen Fletcher’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Colleen Fletcher’s votes.

• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 19 votes against, 4 absences, between 2015–2016
• 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
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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

Recent appearances

• Debate on the Address: Public Services 16 Oct 2019

  It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner). Like him, I want to concentrate on levels of crime. In my constituency of Coventry North East, draconian cuts to police budgets have had a terrible impact on local communities. Although I welcome the fact that the Government now seem alert to the damage they have caused, my Opposition colleagues and I have...

• Debate on the Address: Public Services 16 Oct 2019

  It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner). Like him, I want to concentrate on levels of crime. In my constituency of Coventry North East, draconian cuts to police budgets have had a terrible impact on local communities. Although I welcome the fact that the Government now seem alert to the damage they have caused, my Opposition colleagues and I have...

• Speaker’S Statement: Business of the House 25 Jul 2019

  I recently met matrons at my local hospital in Coventry. We talked about a range of issues, including the Government’s disastrous decision to abolish NHS bursaries, which they said had resulted in a 32% drop in applications to study nursing, thereby exacerbating the workforce crisis in our NHS, where we already have 41,000 nursing vacancies. Will the Leader of the House look for time to...

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Profile

Labour MP for Coventry North East

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Colleen Fletcher campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Social Security Benefits: Appeals
• In Vitro Fertilisation
• Eating Disorders
• Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
• Health Services

Currently held offices

• Member, Administration Committee (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 19 Jul 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bob Ainsworth
• John Hughes
• George Park

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (23 out of 32)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Colleen Fletcher’s speeches
• Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)