Seema Kennedy’s voting in Parliament

Seema Kennedy is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Seema Kennedy sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Seema Kennedy voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Seema Kennedy voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Seema Kennedy has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: British National (Overseas) 8 Oct 2019

  It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration Controls: Sudan 8 Oct 2019

  It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration: Windrush Generation 8 Oct 2019

  It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Ribble

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @seemakennedy
• https://facebook.com/seema.kennedy.conservative

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Seema Kennedy campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• HM Treasury
• Drinking Water: Contamination
• Financial Services
• Fuel Poverty: Mobile Homes
• Skilled Workers: Vacancies
• Loneliness: Older People

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (since 27 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (4 Apr 2019 to 27 Jul 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lorraine Fullbrook
• David Borrow
• Robert Atkins

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 20)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Seema Kennedy’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90.36% 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.
• 117 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Seema Kennedy’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)