Marion Fellows’s voting in Parliament

Marion Fellows is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of Marion Fellows’s votes.

• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 25 votes for, 3 votes against, 13 absences, between 2016–2018
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016

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

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

Last updated: 18 Jul 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Trade Remedies Authority 11 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Trade Remedies Authority will have the capacity to conduct full-scale investigations (a) on its own and (b) in parallel with EU organisations by March 2019.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prison Officers: Older Workers 6 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of frontline prison staff to work in an operational role when they are over the age of 60.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prison Officers: Older Workers 6 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ability of people over the age of 55 to pass the fitness test required to be a frontline member of the prison service.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Motherwell and Wishaw

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @marionfellows
• https://facebook.com/marionfellows

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Marion Fellows campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Cabinet Office
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Children: Maintenance
• Visas: Syria
• Industry: Scotland
• Carillion
• Child Tax Credit: Motherwell and Wishaw

Currently held offices

• Member, Education Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation) (since 20 Jun 2017)
• SNP Whip (since 20 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (12 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Frank Roy
• Jeremy Bray
• George Lawson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (3 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Marion Fellows’s speeches
• Has received answers to 56 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 43.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 56 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marion Fellows’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 73 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)