David Morris’s voting in Parliament

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

However, David Morris sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• David Morris consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• David Morris generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

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

Recent appearances

• Hinkley Point C 15 Sep 2016

  This is good news for my constituency, as we are now going to have a third nuclear power station built. Good news travels fast, and I have already had the local radio station desperate to get an interview with me. I should like to congratulate the Secretary of State on all his hard work and thank him for what he has done for my constituents. Will he agree to meet me shortly to discuss how we...

• BBC 15 Sep 2016

  Just for absolute clarity, may I ask the Secretary of State why there is no provision in the statement for Scotland’s very own six o’clock news?

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Promotion of Innovation 13 Sep 2016

  What steps his Department is taking to promote innovation in all regions of the UK.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale

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

• Communities and Local Government
• Transport
• Health
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Morecambe
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Morecambe and Lunesdale: Funding
• Vat
• West Coast Railway Line

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (20 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (3 Dec 2012 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Member, Administration Committee (3 Dec 2012 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Feb 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Geraldine Smith
• Mark Lennox-Boyd

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all David Morris’s speeches
• Has received answers to 45 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 89.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 193 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Morris’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)