Jonathan Lord’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Jonathan Lord’s votes.

• Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes

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

Jonathan Lord has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Student Loans Agreement — [Mark Pritchard in the Chair] 18 Jul 2016

  Will the Minister assure us that encouraging all places of further education to widen access will not undermine meritocracy? Will he also take to the newly expanded Department for Education the fact that education, from the early years up to university, is crucial in improving the life chances of those at the bottom of the scale?

• Student Loans Agreement — [Mark Pritchard in the Chair] 18 Jul 2016

  To return to a point that was raised a moment ago, does the Minister agree that it is somewhat rich for our colleague the Scottish National party spokesman, the hon. Member for Glenrothes, to talk about the Scottish system when English taxpayers are subsidising education in Scotland under the Barnett formula? As the Minister and his Department perhaps know, we also could have no tuition fees...

• Student Loans Agreement — [Mark Pritchard in the Chair] 18 Jul 2016

  May I sympathise? It is not just those on the Opposition Benches; those affected have a lot of sympathy, certainly from me and many of my colleagues, when it comes to the retrospective nature of the changes. As the Minister knows, I have had a heavy postbag from students for whom the goalposts have been changed and who are effectively due to pay a much higher interest rate than they could...

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Conservative MP for Woking

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 for Transport
• Justice
• Cabinet Office
• Education
• Department of Health
• Railways: Woking
• Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
• General Practitioners: Woking
• Schools: Admissions
• Magistrates Courts: Surrey

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Humfrey Malins
• Cranley Onslow
• Harold Watkinson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Jonathan Lord’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 176 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jonathan Lord’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 47 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)