Andrew Bridgen’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• Andrew Bridgen consistently voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Andrew Bridgen voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

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

Recent appearances

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Authorities: Levels of Recycling 24 Feb 2020

  What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on supporting local authorities to increase levels of recycling.

• Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Authorities: Levels of Recycling 24 Feb 2020

  North West Leicestershire District Council is running a 2,000-home trial of food waste separation, and more than 25 tonnes of food waste has been diverted from landfill since mid-December as a result. Given that a third of black-bin waste is food or food related, will the Minister confirm that councils across the country will get financial support to enable them to roll out food waste...

• Scotland: Fisheries 12 Feb 2020

  What steps he is taking to support the Scottish fishing sector.

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Profile

Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ABridgen

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Bridgen campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Health
• Department of Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Recruitment
• Plants
• Tony Blair
• Television: Licensing

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (21 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (21 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Oct 2015 to 21 Oct 2015)
• Member, Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2013 to 11 Dec 2013)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Taylor
• David Ashby

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (13 out of 17)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Bridgen’s speeches
• Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 97.22% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• 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 Bridgen’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 249 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)