A selection of Charlie Elphicke’s votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2018.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016.
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2016.

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Recent appearances

• Early Parliamentary General Election 28 Oct 2019

  I supported remain in the referendum. My constituents voted to leave. My country voted to leave. The mandate and instructions that I have as a Member of this House are clear. Each and every one of us has that same instruction, and we should execute it and do the right thing. It is clear that this House is at an impasse. Those on the Government Benches want to get Brexit done and move forward,...

• Early Parliamentary General Election 28 Oct 2019

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• Major Incident in Essex 28 Oct 2019

  I thank my right hon. Friend for her powerful statement and the seriousness with which she has taken this very serious matter. She will be aware that small ports and airfields have long been known to be a problem and security weakness; indeed, the former Prime Minister proposed a volunteer force to patrol them. May I urge her not to have a Dad’s Army set up like that but instead to have...

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Profile

Former Independent MP for Dover

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Party was Conservative until 2 Nov 2017; Independent until 11 Dec 2018; Conservative until 21 Jul 2019

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

Social Media

• @CharlieElphicke

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Charlie Elphicke campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Treasury
• Transport
• Home Department
• HM Treasury
• Government Procurement Card
• Dover Port: Human Trafficking and Immigration
• Trust Ports
• Mapeley
• Livestock: Transport

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Dec 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 4 Nov 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gwyn Prosser
• David Shaw
• Peter Rees
• David Ennals
• John Arbuthnot
• John Thomas
• John Jacob Astor
• Duncannon
• George Wyndham
• Alexander Dickson
• Charles Freshfield
• Alexander Dickson
• Edward Barnett
• George Jessel
• Alexander Dickson
• Charles Freshfield
• Alexander Dickson
• William Nicol
• Henry Leeke
• William Russell
• Ralph Bernal
• Edward Rice
• Chelsea
• Edward Rice
• George Clerk
• John Reid
• Edward Rice
• John Reid
• John Fector
• John Halcomb
• Robert Stanhope
• John Reid
• Charles Thomson
• Robert Stanhope
• John Reid
• Charles Thomson
• William Trant
• Charles Thomson
• Edward Bootle-Wilbraham
• Joseph Butterworth
• John Jackson
• Edward Bootle-Wilbraham
• Joseph Butterworth
• Edward Bootle-Wilbraham
• John Jackson
• John Smith
• John Trevanion
• John Smith
• John Trevanion

Future MPs in this constituency

• Natalie Elphicke

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Immigration Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (23 out of 26)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)