Sarah Wollaston’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Sarah Wollaston sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Sarah Wollaston generally voted for a lower voting age, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted against. Show votes
• Sarah Wollaston consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Sarah Wollaston has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  It is a pleasure to follow my colleague on the Health Committee, the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford). I absolutely agree that we should see this as an opportunity to move away from a fragmented system where people are perhaps commissioning and providing care in isolated silos to one that looks across the whole system, and across geographical areas, so that we can move towards...

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  I absolutely agree. This is about local communities and their representatives. Public meetings are important, but so are involving bodies such as HealthWatch and making sure that under-represented groups are involved. The right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) talked about the need to involve mental health services in these plans. It is very important that we make sure that...

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. As I said, the plans that are produced at the end of the day will be better if we involve those who are using the services and those providing them, as well as those commissioning them, as we go along, rather than present a plan, even if it is a draft, as a fait accompli, because then it becomes a binary choice rather than one where people can...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Totnes

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

• Department of Health
• Health
• Department for Transport
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• HM Coastguard: Fareham
• Carers
• Roads: Planning Obligations
• Surgery
• Rescue Services

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 10 Sep 2015)
• Chair, Health Committee (since 18 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (18 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Health Committee (18 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 18 Jun 2014)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anthony Steen
• Raymond Mawby
• Ralph Rayner
• Samuel Harvey
• Henry Vivian
• Samuel Harvey
• Francis Mildmay
• John Pender
• Alfred Seymour
• John Pender
• Thomas Mills
• Gifford
• Thomas Mills
• Gifford
• Seymour
• Thomas Mills
• Seymour
• Charles Baldwin
• Seymour
• Charles Baldwin
• Seymour
• James Parrott
• Seymour
• James Parrott
• James Cornish
• Charles Baldwin
• Thomas Courtenay
• Charles Baldwin
• Darlington
• Thomas Courtenay
• Darlington
• John Bent
• Thomas Courtenay
• John Bent
• William Holmes
• Thomas Courtenay
• William Holmes
• Thomas Courtenay
• Ayshford Wise
• Benjamin Hall
• Thomas Courtenay
• William Adams
• Benjamin Hall
• William Adams
• Vicary Gibbs
• John Burland
• William Adams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Care Bill Committee (11 out of 15)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Sarah Wollaston’s speeches
• Has received answers to 89 written questions in the last year — well above 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 87.50% 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 — 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.
• 155 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Sarah Wollaston’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 205 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)