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

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Andrew Mitchell has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Reserve Centres 10 Jul 2017

  May I offer my hon. Friend very warm congratulations on his promotion to Minister for the armed forces? As a distinguished and senior officer in the reserve, is he not perfectly placed to make decisions on reserve centre closures?

• Yemen: Political and Humanitarian Situation 5 Jul 2017

  The hon. Lady is right to zero in on the humanitarian situation and to pay tribute to those that are on the ground, such as Oxfam. I had the pleasure and privilege to see it doing quite remarkable work earlier this year. Does she share my concern about the situation we have with the port at Hodeidah where the cranes have been disabled? The Americans have supplied new cranes, but they cannot...

• Yemen: Political and Humanitarian Situation 5 Jul 2017

  May I very strongly endorse what the right hon. Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz) said? The Minister, who has great experience of these issues, is here from the Foreign Office. If Britain is able to take action at the United Nations, not only will that hopefully avert the catastrophe of a famine in this day and age, but it will get the Saudi Arabian kingdom off a terrible hook. It is...

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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• 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)

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

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• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Mitchell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 19 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 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
• 119 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Mitchell’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 602 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)