Christina Rees’s voting in Parliament

Christina Rees is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

This is a selection of Christina Rees’s votes.

• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 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
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

Last updated: 20 Jan 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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

Recent appearances

• Wales: Steel Industry 15 Jan 2020

  This is my first appearance at the Dispatch Box in 2020, so may I wish all hon. and right hon. Members a happy new year? I welcome the new Secretary of State to his place, and I wish the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, the hon. Member for Monmouth (David T. C. Davies), well. Given the average length of tenure of previous Wales Office Ministers, his first achievement will be to last more...

• Wales: Steel Industry 15 Jan 2020

  My question was about energy. In other countries, large companies pay far less for their energy. All that Welsh steelworkers need is a fair deal. Steel is a foundation industry, and this UK Government and this Secretary of State need to do far more. Will the Secretary of State act now, decisively—or will he be just a bystander in the decline of the vital steel industry in Wales?

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Occupational Pensions: Neath 9 Sep 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Neath constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Neath

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

Party was Labour until 3 May 2017

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @rees4neath
• https://facebook.com/ChrisReesLabour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Christina Rees campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Wales Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Personal Injury: Compensation
• Apprentices: Wales
• Reparation by Offenders
• Courts
• Courts: Closures

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (since 9 Feb 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Justice) (10 Oct 2016 to 9 Feb 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 1 Feb 2016)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Hain
• Donald Coleman
• David Williams
• William Jenkins
• David Williams
• William Jenkins
• John Edwards

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Christina Rees’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 38.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 77 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)