Royston Smith’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Royston Smith sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Royston Smith voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Royston Smith voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Royston Smith has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorcycles: Accidents 21 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 6 of his Department's publication entitled Facts on motorcyclists casualties, published in June 2015, what the proportion is of (a) car drivers and (b) light van drivers whose contributory factor of their accidents involving motorcyclists was their failure to look properly in each year from 2013 to 2017.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorcycles: Accidents 21 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conclusions the Road Collision Investigation Project has made on road accidents involving motorcyclists.

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: Emigration: EU Countries 18 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what are the financial costs for a British citizen to become a citizen of each European Union member state.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @royston_smith
• https://facebook.com/roystonsmithsoton

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Royston Smith campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Cabinet Office
• General Practitioners
• General Practitioners: Southampton
• Palliative Care
• UK Membership of EU: Referendums
• Eating Disorders

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Oct 2017 to 3 Jul 2018)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (19 Dec 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Denham
• Christopher Chope
• Bob Mitchell
• Horace King
• Ralph Morley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Royston Smith’s speeches
• Has received answers to 170 written questions in the last year — well 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 91.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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.
• 71 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Royston Smith’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 21 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)