James Cleverly’s voting in Parliament

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

However, James Cleverly sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

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

James Cleverly has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Armed Forces 19 Jul 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger; I appreciate the opportunity to be squeezed into the debate, and I thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Aldershot (Leo Docherty) for securing this important and timely debate. I want to focus on a small number of issues that have been taxing my mind for some time, with regard to the structure of the British armed...

• Schools Update 17 Jul 2017

  I welcome the Government’s delivery on our manifesto commitment to ensure that no school loses out under the national funding formula—it is nice to see that at least one party takes its educational commitments at election time seriously. For clarity, can the Secretary of State confirm to the parents and teachers who were concerned about some of the scare stories that were kicking...

• Economy and Jobs 29 Jun 2017

  Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Braintree

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @jamescleverly
• https://facebook.com/james.cleverly

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Cleverly campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Cabinet Office
• Scotland Office
• Home Office
• Commonwealth Secretariat: Finance
• MOD Wethersfield
• Commonwealth Secretariat: Public Appointments
• Elections: Fraud
• Ministry of Defence: Property

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brooks Newmark
• Alan Hurst
• Tony Newton

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 13)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all James Cleverly’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 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 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 60 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on James Cleverly’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 33 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)