Mike Wood’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Mike Wood sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Mike Wood voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Mike Wood 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 Mike Wood’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Mike Wood’s full vote analysis page for more.

Mike Wood has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Children’S Social Care 17 Jan 2019

  I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that one of the major barriers to children and young people exercising their rights under the UN convention on the rights of the child to be involved in decisions around their own care is difficulty in accessing the content of their personal files, and that this issue needs to be addressed across the country?

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  This House can have confidence in the Government because they have taken the country from the brink of bankruptcy to the point where we have a successful and growing economy that is creating prosperity and better opportunities for people in every part of the country. They recognise the hopes and aspirations of hard-working people—people who work hard and want their children to have better...

• Business of the House (Today): No Confidence in Her Majesty’s Government 16 Jan 2019

  Yes, that is 87% of a bigger number—of course it is. It is even better. And that is despite the well-recorded increase in the difficulty of inspections.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Dudley South

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @mikejwood
• https://facebook.com/mike4dudleysouth

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mike Wood campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Exiting the European Union
• Department of Health
• Nitrous Oxide
• Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
• Energy
• Refugees: Children
• Living Wage

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (7 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Kelly
• Ian Pearson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Mike Wood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below 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 91.89% 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 38 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mike Wood’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 109 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)