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 generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, 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 hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Access to Work Programme 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Access to Work scheme and (b) its administration.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Cerebral Palsy: Children 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has in place to ensure that children with cerebral palsy in rural areas are able to access the services they require.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Cerebral Palsy: Children 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to make additional funds available to areas where specialist cerebral palsy facilities are not currently available.

More of Andrew Bridgen’s recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Profile

Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Home Department
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Recruitment
• Plants
• Tony Blair
• Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals

Currently held offices

• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 21 Oct 2015)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 21 Oct 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 21 Oct 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• 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

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site.
More about this

• Has spoken in 91 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Bridgen’s speeches
• Has received answers to 36 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 90.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 113 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Bridgen’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 195 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)