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

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Confidence in the Secretary of State for Transport 19 Jun 2018

  My hon. Friend, my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald) and I have been working hard with Ministers and with Govia—we are in touch daily—because tens of thousands of our constituents have been massively affected every single day. We are trying to fix things so that our constituents can get to work. Although there are issues with...

• Transport Secretary: East Coast Franchise 23 May 2018

  I have been experiencing some of these teething problems due to the new timetable in Stevenage. There continue to be issues, but we are looking forward to more seats, more services and more destinations. I was on a train today from Stevenage. I had to get off at King’s Cross, but it went through to Gatwick and then on to Brighton, so we are excited about the prospects. We are very proud...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Universal Credit: 2017 Budget Changes 21 May 2018

  What steps she is taking to implement the 2017 Budget changes to universal credit.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Stevenage

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @SMcPartlandMP
• https://facebook.com/StephenMcPartland

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen McPartland campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

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

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 28 Nov 2017)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 28 Nov 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 30 Oct 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 28 Nov 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• 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)

• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• 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 27 written questions in the last year — 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 73.80% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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.
• 121 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen McPartland’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 118 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)