Priti Patel MP, Witham

How Priti Patel voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons.

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Number of MPs in the House of Commons

There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the number of MPs in the House of Commons and reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.

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Priti Patel generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Key votes about fewer MPs in the House of Commons:

On 2 Jun 2020: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Constituencies Bill — Decline Second Reading
This absence may have been affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
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On 18 Nov 2016: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading Show vote
On 19 Oct 2016: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons Show vote
On 29 Jan 2013: Priti Patel voted against postponing a review of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and against delaying a review of the effect of reducing the number of MPs Show vote
On 1 Nov 2010: Priti Patel voted not to make specified exemptions from proposals to equalise the number of electors in each parliamentary constituency and voted against guaranteeing certain areas a whole number of MPs and also against widening the band within which the number of electors in every constituencies must remain. Show vote
On 20 Oct 2010: Priti Patel voted against reviewing the number and size of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales within a year of deciding to go ahead with a referendum in Wales on additional devolution to the Welsh Assembly. Show vote
On 20 Oct 2010: Priti Patel voted to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 Show vote
On 6 Sep 2010: Priti Patel voted in favour of a referendum on using the Alternative Vote system in general elections and for parliamentary constituency boundary changes which would have reduced the number of MPs from 650 to 600. Show vote
On 6 Sep 2010: Priti Patel voted to authorise spending the money required to enact the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill and pay the costs of the referendum on the alternative vote and the costs of the process of redrawing constituencies should the bill become law. Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2020-06-02. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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