Darren Jones’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Darren Jones’s votes.

• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2018
• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 30 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017–2018

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

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

Last updated: 5 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: Deaf Children’s Services — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] 13 Sep 2018

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Jim Fitzpatrick) for securing the debate, not least because it gives me an opportunity to present the cases of the many constituents who have been in touch about this issue. They and I are grateful for that opportunity. I am privileged to have Elmfield School...

• Vote Leave Campaign: Electoral Law — [Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] 10 Sep 2018

  For many of my constituents, this feels like an obvious point. There has been a breach of the law and there should be a way in which those who are responsible are held to account through our legal system. The fact that a general, local or European election or a local referendum would, in such a case, be voided in the High Court but that this referendum has not been seems nonsensical. I agree...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs: Autism 10 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of funding for autistic spectrum children in education.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol North West

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Social Media

• @darrenpjones
• https://facebook.com/darrenjonesmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Home Office
• Department of Health
• Pupils: Personal Records
• Alternative Education
• Children: Day Care
• Emergency Services Network
• Police: Personation

Currently held offices

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (since 11 Sep 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Charlotte Leslie
• Doug Naysmith
• Michael Stern
• Michael Colvin
• Ronald Thomas
• Martin McLaren
• John Ellis
• Martin McLaren
• Christopher Boyd
• Joseph Braithwaite

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Darren Jones’s speeches
• Has received answers to 89 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 79.08% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 79 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Darren Jones’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)