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.

• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 24 votes for, 2 votes against, 18 absences, between 2016–2018
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• 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 replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system

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

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Immigration Detention: Shaw Review 24 Jul 2018

  There is so much to welcome in the Home Secretary’s announcement today. I am particularly pleased to hear about the pilot and evaluation of the new system for vulnerable women. I urge him to take that evaluation very carefully and make sure that we get it right. He mentioned a lack of evidence on the question of a time limit. Will he look, or look again, at the report on detention...

• EU Withdrawal Agreement: Legislation 24 Jul 2018

  I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Will the Secretary of State please commit to meeting the Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Margot James), who in a recent meeting with me and the Musicians’ Union agreed about the need for there to be some form of visa so that musicians and others in the...

• Syria 24 Jul 2018

  This country’s resettlement scheme is good and well respected, and last year 6,200 Syrian refugees were resettled here, but 50% of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ estimated 1.2 million refugees worldwide are Syrian, and we can do so much more. We are one of the states parties signatories to the New York declaration of 2016. Sections 77 to 79 state our intention...

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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)

• 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)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 104 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Thangam Debbonaire’s speeches
• Has received answers to 169 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 83.19% 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") 81 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)