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

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill: Israel and Palestinian Talks 5 Jul 2017

  Thank you, Mr Speaker, for inviting me to speak in this important debate. Since the Trump Administration came to power, on the surface they have projected an image of trying to bring Israel and Palestine back into talks. However, the language of Trump has been meek, especially in condemnation of settlement building. Emboldened, the Knesset has reacted by passing more extreme legislation, and...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing 29 Jun 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish feedback from the consultation into driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury that closed on 1 February 2017.

• Debate on the Address: Health, Social Care and Security 28 Jun 2017

  I thank the people of Bradford West for re-electing me and putting their faith in me by sending me back to the House. I want to echo the words of many of my colleagues over the last two weeks and pay tribute to all the victims affected by the horrible acts of violence we have seen. I also pay tribute to our emergency service personnel and the tremendous job they do for us on a daily basis. In...

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Profile

Labour MP for Bradford West

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @nazshahbfd
• https://facebook.com/NazShahMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Naseem Shah campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Extended Schools
• Skills Funding Agency: Contracts
• Forced Marriage
• Immigration
• Visas: Pakistan

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)

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)

• Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (5 out of 11)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Naseem Shah’s speeches
• Has received answers to 12 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 55.56% 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.
• 64 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Naseem Shah’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 35 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)