Naseem Shah’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Naseem Shah sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Naseem Shah generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Naseem Shah generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Naseem Shah has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: British Nationals Abroad 21 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Indian government to ensure the welfare and safe return of British citizens affected by the curfew in Kashmir.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Military Intervention 21 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government is making to the government of Indian on the Indian Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act 1990 and scrutiny of Indian military intervention in Kashmir.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Kashmir: Politics and Government 21 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Indian government on civilians killed and injured in Kashmir since the death of Burhan Wani.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bradford West

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

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Education
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Extended Schools
• Forced Marriage
• Skills Funding Agency: Contracts
• Kashmir: Politics and Government
• Forced Marriage Unit

Currently held offices

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• George Galloway
• Marsha Singh
• Max Madden
• Edward Lyons
• John Wilkinson
• Charles Haseldine
• Arthur Tiley
• Frederick Jowett
• Ernest Flower
• Alfred Illingworth

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (5 out of 11)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Naseem Shah’s speeches
• Has received answers to 22 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 50.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• 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.
• 58 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Naseem Shah’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 15 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)