Stephen McPartland’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Stephen McPartland sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen McPartland generally voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh), while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Stephen McPartland consistently voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Stephen McPartland has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Tax Credits: Concentrix 14 Sep 2016

  I am a big fan of supporting those people who are trying very hard to get on in life and who depend on tax credits. One of my concerns is that over the next eight months those people will still be dealt with by Concentrix and will still have that fear of being falsely accused and prosecuted, almost, as they go forward. What reassurance can the Minister give that those people will be looked...

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Liver Diseases: Health Services 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of providing care to a person with (a) decompensated cirrhosis and (b) hepatocellular carcinoma has been in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Liver Diseases: Transplant Surgery 12 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of a liver transplant was in the last year.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Stevenage

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

• Health
• Education
• Department of Health
• Transport
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Manchester Declaration
• Council Tax
• Railways: Franchises
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (14 Feb 2011 to 27 Feb 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Barbara Follett
• Timothy Wood

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Stephen McPartland’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72.92% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 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.
• 119 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen McPartland’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 100 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)