Andrew Mitchell’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Andrew Mitchell sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Andrew Mitchell voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Andrew Mitchell has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

• Salisbury Incident: Further Update 14 Mar 2018

  It is clear that there is almost unanimous support in the House for my right hon. Friend’s proportionate and right response to this crisis. In particular, she is absolutely right to use the mechanisms of the United Nations to make it clear to everyone what has happened in this case. Will she also bear in mind that Russia has, either indirectly or directly, authorised and used chemical...

• Salisbury Incident 12 Mar 2018

  The whole country will welcome the precise and clear statement that the Prime Minister has delivered to the House this afternoon. In particular, she has set out precisely what she will do in terms of laying out the evidence for the international community and the United Nations about the act that has been perpetrated on British soil. May I also welcome the comments she made about the...

• Police Station Closures: Solihull and West Midlands 6 Mar 2018

  The point about the reserves is incredibly important. It was made eloquently by the experienced Conservative town councillor in Sutton Coldfield, Councillor Ewan Mackey. The people of Sutton Coldfield demand an answer to the question—one of the three that I posed to the Minister—about why the reserves have had to be increased so much.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented Gedling

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Mitchell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Health
• Home Office
• Burma
• Initiatives (Funding)
• Burma: Overseas Aid
• Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
• Afghanistan

Other offices held in the past

• Chief Whip (4 Sep 2012 to 19 Oct 2012)
• The Secretary of State for International Development (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (20 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (10 Sep 2004 to 20 May 2005)
• Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (29 Apr 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (10 Nov 2003 to 10 Sep 2004)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (4 Dec 2002 to 22 Jan 2004)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 6 May 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (6 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Government Whip (20 Jul 1994 to 6 Jul 1995)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (20 Jun 1994 to 17 Jul 1995)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Jul 1992 to 1 Jul 1993)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (11 Jan 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Norman Fowler
• Geoffrey Lloyd
• John Mellor

Future MPs in this constituency

• Norman Fowler

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Mitchell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 106 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Mitchell’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 623 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)