David Johnathan Pinto-Duschinsky (born June 1974) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for

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since

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. His majority is currently the smallest of any MP elected in the 2024 general election at only 15 votes.

Background

Pinto-Duschinsky is the son of

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and scholar

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. He was educated at Magdalen College School and then

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. He was President of the Oxford Union in 1995. He worked as a consultant at

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and then as a partner at

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. In politics, Pinto-Duschinsky served as an adviser to the former Labour Chancellor

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and Deputy Director of the

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prior to his election as an MP.

Political career

Pinto-Duschinsky first stood for election in the 2015 general election, running against

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in the safe Conservative seat of Tatton, but did not win. In the 2019 general election, he stood for election in

and lost to Conservative MP

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. In

, he ran again in Hendon and was elected as MP by just 15 votes after a recount—the smallest majority in that election. After the

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, which took place during

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was elected with a margin of 6 votes, which makes

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the most marginal seat in the current Parliament. Pinto-Duschinsky is also a member of the

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Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinto-Duschinsky, David 1974 births Living people 20th-century British Jews 21st-century British Jews 21st-century English politicians Jewish English politicians Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People from Hendon Presidents of the Oxford Union UK MPs 2024–present People educated at Magdalen College School, Brackley