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 occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 9 Apr 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Support for Mortgage Interest 17 Jun 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides for disabled individuals who need to move due to the changing nature of their disabilities but may be prevented from doing so due to the recovery of a Support for Mortgage loan.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance 13 Jun 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on encouraging local authorities to invest more of their reserves in local communities.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands 11 Jun 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has pans to encourage local authorities to reduce rates of council tax.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Stevenage

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (since 13 Feb 2019)
• 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)

• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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 17 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Stephen McPartland’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 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 71.90% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 123 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)