Cheryl Gillan’s voting in Parliament

Cheryl Gillan is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Cheryl Gillan sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Cheryl Gillan consistently voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Cheryl Gillan generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Cheryl Gillan generally voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Cheryl Gillan has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Business of the House 15 Sep 2016

  Two Government consultations have recommended increasing the rates of interest paid on late payments of compensation to people who are subject to compulsory orders. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has indicated that those measures are unlikely to be introduced until after the construction of HS2 is due to start. Following years of mismanagement and failure, I have little faith HS2 Ltd...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Airport Expansion: EU Referendum 15 Sep 2016

  What assessment he has made of the effect of the result of the EU referendum on the timetable for a decision on Heathrow expansion.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Airport Expansion: EU Referendum 15 Sep 2016

  I am sure that the Secretary of State shares my enthusiasm about the referendum result giving us vast opportunities to forge new links around the world. The Airports Commission estimated that the economic benefit of expanding Heathrow would be up to £23.6 billion for the south-east, as opposed to £12.4 billion if Gatwick is expanded. Expansion at Heathrow would greatly benefit...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Personal website
• 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
• Health
• Department for Transport
• Justice
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Prisons
• National Offender Management Service
• Probation Service
• High Speed Two

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 10 Nov 2015)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (since 6 Jul 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 25 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 May 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (10 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Dec 2003 to 24 Mar 2004)
• Shadow Minister of State (Home Office) (10 May 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2001 to 10 May 2003)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 May 1998 to 10 May 2001)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) (1 Apr 1998 to 5 Apr 2001)
• Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (5 May 1997 to 10 May 1998)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (6 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Procedure Committee (20 Apr 1994 to 17 Oct 1995)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (27 Apr 1992 to 7 Nov 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Gilmour

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Cheryl Gillan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 113 written questions in the last year — well 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 78.57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 135 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Cheryl Gillan’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 800 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)