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Daniel Zeichner

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Cambridge · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4379

Email: daniel@danielzeichner.co.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.1%
1,327 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
1,596
in the 7 year window
Written questions
872
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Daniel Zeichner is the Labour MP for Cambridge, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Cambridge4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Cambridge7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour7 May 2015Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Cambridge

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Government8 July 20246 September 2025
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition10 April 202030 May 2024
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition18 September 201529 June 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,327

joint 234th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Daniel Zeichner voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 75.3%75.3%2021: 89.3%89.3%2022: 80.5%80.5%2023: 80.9%80.9%2024: 62.5%62.5%2025: 77.0%77.0%2026: 78.0%78.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236184 78.0%
2025322248 77.0%
2024200125 62.5%
2023256207 80.9%
2022251202 80.5%
2021242216 89.3%
2020190143 75.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068842 78.8%
59th631485 76.9%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
1,596
Written questions
872
Oral questions
73
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

97th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Daniel Zeichner: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002019: 0020192020: 32432420202021: 17917920212022: 17117120222023: 10710720232024: 616120242025: 111120252026: 19192026
Oral questions per year
Daniel Zeichner: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 171720202021: 171720212022: 8820222023: 141420232024: 101020242025: 2220252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 34 25 19 5 0 0 0
2025 267 63 11 2 0 0 0
2024 211 60 61 10 0 0 0
2023 116 68 107 14 0 0 0
2022 286 80 171 8 0 0 0
2021 287 87 179 17 0 0 0
2020 394 99 324 17 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Science and Technology Committee (Commons) Member 27 October 2025 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

8 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,596
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
483
distinct debates

31st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Daniel Zeichner: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002019: 1120192020: 39439420202021: 28728720212022: 28628620222023: 11611620232024: 21121120242025: 26726720252026: 34342026
Debates participated in per year
Daniel Zeichner: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 999920202021: 878720212022: 808020222023: 686820232024: 606020242025: 636320252026: 25252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2015

    • – Became MP for Cambridge
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)

  2. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)

  3. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  4. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Became MP for Cambridge
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  5. 2025

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

Constituency: Cambridge

Cambridge constituency boundary
Area
33.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 11,078
Electorate
70,321 · turnout 59.9%
Postcode areas
CB1, CB2, CB21, CB22, CB23, CB24, CB3, CB4, CB5

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.