Christian Wakeford’s voting in Parliament
Christian Wakeford is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.
However, Christian Wakeford sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:
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Christian Wakeford generally voted against a stricter asylum system; comparable conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
8 votes for, 16 votes against, 3 absences, between 2021–2024. Labour, 26 votes, between 2020–2022
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Christian Wakeford voted for more powers for local councils; comparable conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2021–2022. Labour, 3 votes, between 2021–2022
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Christian Wakeford consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity; comparable conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2022–2023. Labour, 8 votes, between 2022–2023
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Christian Wakeford voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas; comparable conservative MPs almost always voted against. Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2022. Labour, 1 votes, in 2022
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Christian Wakeford has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.
Recent appearances
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This week, 4 March marked the one- year anniversary of Anu Abraham’s death. Anu was a young man with a bright future and he should still be here. After speaking to his family and seeing photos of him, I can say that he was one of the kindest individuals that anyone could know and that he had a smile that would light up a room. Anu tragically took his own life following bullying while...
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What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of publicly naming employers for the enforcement of the national minimum wage.
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Naming and shaming serves as a deterrent, but should we not go further against persistent offenders? Paying the minimum wage is not an opt-out; it is a law that no company is above. Stronger penalties, including fines proportionate to the severity of the violation, to ensure that no employer can exploit its workers with impunity, would level the balance between employers and employees. Will...
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Profile
Labour MP for Bury South
Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election
Party was Conservative until 18 Jan 2022
Expenses
Topics of interest
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department for Education
- Home Office
- Treasury
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Pension Wise: Bury South
- Question
- Remote Education: Computer Software
- Schools: Discipline
- Iran: Nuclear Power
Currently held offices
- Member, Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Committee (since 13 Mar 2024)
- Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (since 7 Jun 2023)
- Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (since 29 Nov 2022)
- Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 31 Oct 2022)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 19 Jun 2023)
- Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 3 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
- Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (11 Jan 2023 to 17 Jan 2023)
- Member, Transport Committee (17 May 2022 to 13 Dec 2022)
- Member, Education Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 15 Mar 2022)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.
Name of donor:
Labour Friends of IsraelAddress of donor:
BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,300
Destination of visit: Israel and the
Palestinian TerritoriesDates of visit: 5-9 February 2023
Purpose of visit: Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
(Registered 08 March 2023)
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500
Destination of visit: Israel
Dates of visit: 9-11 January 2024
Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit. Meetings with Israeli politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
(Registered 06 February 2024)
View the history of this MP’s entries in the Register
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