David Linden’s voting in Parliament

David Linden is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of David Linden’s votes.

• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 22 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2017–2018
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government

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David Linden has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Proxy Voting 13 Sep 2018

  I want to start by paying tribute to the Mother of the House, the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman), not only for the work that she has done on this but for the point that she made earlier about the hon. Member for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg). One of the things I have been reflecting on this afternoon is the idea that because we are officeholders...

• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Proxy Voting 13 Sep 2018

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• Scallop Fishing: Bay of Seine: Business of the House 13 Sep 2018

  Can we have a debate in Government time on consumer rights? My Sandyhills constituent, John Morgan, lost his deposit on a sofa bought through House of Fraser just before it went into financial difficulties. He lost that money because it had not been passed on to the manufacturer. May we have a debate on consumer rights so that other Members can raise similar cases and we can get justice for...

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Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow East

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

Social Media

• @DavidLinden
• https://facebook.com/DavidLindenMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• HM Treasury
• Scotland Office
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Jobcentres: Glasgow
• State Retirement Pensions: Females
• Children: Day Care
• Food Banks: Scotland
• Asylum: Appeals

Currently held offices

• Member, Standing Orders Committee (since 1 Nov 2017)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• SNP Whip (since 20 Jun 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Natalie McGarry
• Margaret Curran
• John Mason
• David Marshall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 169 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all David Linden’s speeches
• Has received answers to 232 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 76.99% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 22 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Linden’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)