Daniel Zeichner’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Daniel Zeichner sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Daniel Zeichner generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Daniel Zeichner 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 Daniel Zeichner’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Daniel Zeichner’s full vote analysis page for more.

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

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Middle Level Bill: Revival 17 Oct 2017

  It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster). Given that I come from Cambridge, Mr Deputy Speaker, you may well wonder what my interest in the Middle Level is. The answer is that the river network is connected to the River Cam. My attention was drawn to the Bill when I was contacted by a constituent, Eleanor Lad. I will briefly relay her comments, which express my...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: UK Visas and Immigration 16 Oct 2017

  What recent assessment her Department has made of the performance of UK Visas and Immigration.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: UK Visas and Immigration 16 Oct 2017

  I have a number of constituents who have family members who have applied for visas, submitted their passports and then endured very long delays—in some cases of many months—without their passports, so in effect they are trapped, unable to travel. What is UKVI going to do about those cases?

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Profile

Labour MP for Cambridge

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @danielzeichner
• https://facebook.com/Daniel-Zeichner-MP-373041482865096

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Daniel Zeichner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Department of Health
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Bus Services
• Cycling
• Taxis
• Cycling: Finance
• Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Currently held offices

• Member, Transport Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Transport) (18 Sep 2015 to 29 Jun 2017)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (13 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Julian Huppert
• David Howarth
• Anne Campbell
• Robert Rhodes James
• David Lane
• Robert Davies
• Hamilton Kerr
• Arthur Symonds
• Richard Tufnell
• George Newton
• Eric Geddes
• Almeric Paget
• Stanley Buckmaster
• Robert Penrose-Fitzgerald
• William Fowler
• Hugh Shield
• Patrick Smollett
• Alfred Marten
• William Fowler
• Robert Torrens
• John Gorst
• William Forsyth
• Francis Powell
• Andrew Steuart
• Kenneth Macaulay
• Andrew Steuart
• Kenneth Macaulay
• Robert Adair
• Francis Mowatt
• John Astell
• Kenneth Macaulay
• William Campbell
• Robert Adair
• Fitz-Roy Kelly
• John Manners-Sutton
• Alexander Grant
• John Manners-Sutton
• Thomas Spring-Rice
• James Graham
• Thomas Spring-Rice
• James Graham
• Frederick Trench
• James Graham
• Frederick Trench
• James Graham
• Charles Cheere
• Frederick Trench
• Robert Manners
• Frederick Trench
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Bus Services Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 69 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Daniel Zeichner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 155 written questions in the last year — well above 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 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 142 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Daniel Zeichner’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 117 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)