Louise Ellman’s voting in Parliament

Louise Ellman is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Louise Ellman sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Louise Ellman generally voted against introducing foundation hospitals, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Louise Ellman’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Louise Ellman’s full vote analysis page for more.

Louise Ellman has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Transport Infrastructure and Economic Growth 15 Sep 2016

  Will the Minister give a firm commitment to ensure that High Speed 2 goes ahead with a clear timetable, and will he accelerate work on trans-Pennine links from Liverpool to Hull so that the United Kingdom’s economy can be supported and its rebalancing can be assisted throughout the UK?

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Driving Tests 5 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports his Department has received on differences between actual and published driving test waiting times in the last 12 months.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Driving Tests 5 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to reduce driving test waiting times in the last 12 months; and what data the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has collected to assess the effectiveness of such steps.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Liverpool, Riverside

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005; Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Maiden speech
• Personal website
• Twitter feed
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Transport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Asylum Seekers
• Iran
• Rescue Services
• Lyons Review
• Rolling Stock

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 10 Sep 2015)
• Chair, Transport Committee (since 18 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (21 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (21 May 2008 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Transport Committee (21 May 2008 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Transport Committee (22 Jul 2002 to 21 May 2008)
• Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Transport Sub-committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Urban Affairs Sub-committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Environment Sub-committee (15 Jul 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Environment Sub-committee (14 Jul 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Robert Parry

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (19 out of 22)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 21)
• Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (8 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Louise Ellman’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 56 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 192 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Louise Ellman’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 354 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)