Michael Ellis’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Michael Ellis sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Michael Ellis consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Michael Ellis has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Summer Adjournment 20 Jul 2017

  It is always a pleasure to be under your jurisdiction, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I start by warmly welcoming the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) to her position as shadow Deputy Leader of the House? I look forward to working with her on those collaborative and common-ground issues on which we can work together. I am sure we will continue to do that. My hon. Friend the Member for...

• High Speed 2: Electronic Deposit of Documents 11 Jul 2017

  With the leave of the House, I will, in the limited time available, answer some of these points. The hon. Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) asked what was meant by “reasonable”. The issue is simply this: a reasonable request means HS2 weighing up the cost of meeting a request against whether there is a genuine need for the information to be presented in the format requested....

• High Speed 2: Electronic Deposit of Documents 11 Jul 2017

  I am not aware of any such plans. We are considering the issue of braille.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Northampton North

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Michael_Ellis1
• https://facebook.com/MichaelEllisNorthampton

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Michael Ellis campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Justice
• Health
• Defence
• Iran
• Iran: Sanctions
• Middle East
• Middle East: Armed Conflict
• Embassies: Iran

Currently held offices

• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (since 17 Jul 2016)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (13 Jul 2015 to 2 Nov 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (13 Jul 2015 to 2 Nov 2015)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (14 Feb 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sally Keeble
• Tony Marlow
• Maureen Colquhoun

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Michael Ellis’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — below 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 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation 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.
• 86 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Michael Ellis’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 134 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)