David Pinto-Duschinsky

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David Pinto-Duschinsky
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Hendon
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMatthew Offord
Majority15 (0.04%)
Personal details
BornJune 1974 (age 50)
Political partyLabour
Parent
EducationUniversity of Oxford
Alma materMagdalen College School, Pembroke College, Oxford
Websitedavidforhendon.com

David Johnathan Pinto-Duschinsky (born June 1974) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hendon since 2024.[1] His majority is currently the smallest of any MP elected in the 2024 general election at only 15 votes.[2]

Background

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Pinto-Duschinsky is the son of Holocaust survivor and scholar Michael Pinto-Duschinsky.[3] He was educated at Magdalen College School and then Pembroke College, Oxford.[4] He was President of the Oxford Union in 1995.

He worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company[5] and then as a partner at Ernst & Young.[3] In politics, Pinto-Duschinsky served as an adviser to the former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling[6] and Deputy Director of the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit[5] prior to his election as an MP.

Political career

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Pinto-Duschinsky first stood for election in the 2015 general election, running against George Osborne in the safe Conservative seat of Tatton, but did not win.[7][8] In the 2019 general election, he stood for election in Hendon and lost to Conservative MP Matthew Offord.[9]

In 2024, he ran again in Hendon and was elected as MP by just 15 votes after a recount—the smallest majority in that election.[10][11] After the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election, which took place during 2025 United Kingdom local elections, Sarah Pochin of Reform UK was elected with a margin of 6 votes, which makes Runcorn and Helsby the most marginal seat in the current Parliament.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Kaplan, Josh (5 July 2024). "Labour's David Pinto Duschinsky takes Hendon by just 15 votes". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Hattenstone, Alix; Fagg, Jonathan; Roca-Terry, Miguel (5 July 2024). "Smallest majorities: The seats won by fewer than 100 votes". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "David Jonathan PINTO DUSCHINSKY personal appointments – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kendix, Max (22 July 2024). "Ministerial material? Six Labour MPs to watch". The Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Appointments to the Council of Economic Advisers | HM Treasury". www.wired-gov.net. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ^ Harpin, Lee (24 July 2022). "Labour select Holocaust survivor's son for second bid to win Hendon seat". Jewish News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Labour's David Pinto-Duschinsky will take on George Osborne at General Election". Knutsford Guardian. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Defeated Tatton candidates speak about their campaigns". Knutsford Guardian. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ Mendel, Jack (13 December 2019). "Tories complete clean sweep with Chipping Barnet and Hendon wins". Jewish News. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ Floyd, David (5 July 2024). "Pinto-Duschinsky takes Hendon seat by 15 votes following recount". Barnet Post. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ Dunne, John (5 July 2024). "Labour wins knife-edge north London contest for Hendon by just 15 votes after recount". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20z7p96xyo
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