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 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 occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 25 Jun 2019

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 24 Jul 2019

  Dockless Bicycles (Regulation) – Daniel Zeichner. Ten Minute Rule Motion

• Business of the House 11 Jul 2019

  Next Tuesday, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group will hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to meet its current deficit of £33 million a year. It will consider cuts to early intervention, the Alzheimer’s Society, carers organisations and the Stroke Association. May we have a debate in Government time on how it is that when the Government claim there is...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Agency: Chief Scientific Advisers 10 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Environment Agency does not have a Chief Scientific Advisor.

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

Currently held offices

• Member, Petitions Committee (since 12 Mar 2018)
• 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)

• 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)
• 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 93 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Daniel Zeichner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 116 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 86.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
• 145 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Daniel Zeichner’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 227 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)