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.

This is a selection of Daniel Zeichner’s votes.

• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2016–2019
• Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 22 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2020

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

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Visas: Research 19 Feb 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to ensure that the new visa scheme for international researchers announced on 27 January 2020 enables science and technology companies in (a) Cambridge and (b) the UK to access the global talent that they need to innovate and grow.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Research 19 Feb 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to create new endorsing bodies for the new global talent visa to enable science and technology companies in (a) Cambridge and (b) the UK to access the global talent that they need to innovate and grow.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Innovate UK: Finance 18 Feb 2020

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of Innovate UK core funding has been awarded to (a) SMEs, (b) large companies and (c) academia in each year since 2010, by sector.

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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
• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department of Health
• Department for Education
• Bus Services
• Bus Services: Disability
• Cycling
• Cycling and Walking
• Taxis

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Petitions Committee (12 Mar 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Transport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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)

• Agriculture Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Tenant Fees Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Bus Services Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Daniel Zeichner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 136 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 85.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 260 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)