Thangam Debbonaire’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Thangam Debbonaire’s votes.

• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2018
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs

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

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

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: EU Scientific Co-operation 14 Jun 2018

  The Minister mentions that we want to attract the brightest and the best but missed some of what the hon. Lady’s question was about, which is of great concern to my constituents in the University of Bristol: the free flow of researchers and scientists around the European Union and the exchange of knowledge. They, and scientific firms in my constituency, say that they are already...

• Public Bill Committee: Ivory Bill: Examination of Witnesses 12 Jun 2018

  I received a donation from the Musicians Union at the last general election and the previous one. I want to put that on the record—it has been declared in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Topical Questions 12 Jun 2018

  Will the Secretary of State please think of the 150,000 homes that it would power, the thousands of jobs that it would create, the supply chain business that it would support in Wales and the west, and the climate change that it would tackle, and get off the fence and announce Government support for Swansea bay tidal lagoon today?

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol West

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @thangammp
• https://facebook.com/debbonaire

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Thangam Debbonaire campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department of Health
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Refugees: Loans
• Asylum: Children
• Asylum
• Asylum: EU Law
• Refugees: Children

Currently held offices

• Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 18 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (14 Jan 2016 to 18 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Williams
• Valerie Davey
• William Waldegrave
• Robert Cooke
• Walter Monckton
• Oliver Stanley
• Cyril Culverwell
• George Gibbs
• Michael Hicks-Beach

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Ivory Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (9 out of 11)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 86 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Thangam Debbonaire’s speeches
• Has received answers to 167 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 159 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Thangam Debbonaire’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 61 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)