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.

• Has never voted on paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
• 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
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

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: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum 17 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it remains his Department's policy to consider an asylum-seeker's claim for asylum less favourably if that person did not claim asylum in the first safe country they reached; and if he will make a statement.

• Points of Order: [7th Allotted Day] 11 Jan 2019

  It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Devon (Peter Heaton-Jones), who is clearly doing his best to represent his constituents in challenging times. A lot has been said in the past three years about the relationship between the EU referendum and immigration. The National Centre for Social Research has found that people who want the Government to prioritise cutting immigration...

• Cancer Workforce and Early Diagnosis — [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] 8 Jan 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Howarth. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick) and other hon. Members for their contributions. I will focus on cancer affecting children, teenagers and young adults. As hon. Members know, I have personal experience of breast cancer, but more expert people in the Chamber will talk about that, so I will...

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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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 Work and Pensions
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• 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)

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 130 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Thangam Debbonaire’s speeches
• Has received answers to 150 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 84.80% 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") 95 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)