Marcus Fysh’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Marcus Fysh sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Marcus Fysh 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 Marcus Fysh’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Marcus Fysh’s full vote analysis page for more.

Marcus Fysh has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Markets (West Country Food Exporters) 20 Jul 2017

  I am afraid I am not going to speak about fish today, Mr Speaker, but another time I will be happy to do so. Farmers in Somerset expect their Government to negotiate continued tariff-free cross-channel trade, and hundreds of thousands of farmers across the EU expect the same of theirs. What are Ministers doing to secure engagement now between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Voter Registration and Boundary Commission Review 20 Jul 2017

  The commission is correct to highlight the discrepancy between the 1 December assessment of our electorate, and the electorate in our most recent election. In my constituency, the difference between the 2015 and 2017 elections was 8,000, which is over 10%. Would the hon. Lady welcome an investigation by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee into how we deal with such...

• Strategic Road Network: South West 19 Jul 2017

  Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the key issues with the A358 is that we must ensure that we have a north-south link between our parts of Somerset, which would enable the Somerset economy to grow to its full potential?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Yeovil

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @marcusfysh
• https://facebook.com/MarcusFyshForYeovil

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Marcus Fysh campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• HM Treasury
• Department for Education
• Economic and Monetary Union
• Pupils: Carers
• Hate Crime: Prosecutions
• Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
• A303: Bypasses

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Laws
• Paddy Ashdown
• John Peyton
• William Kingsmill
• George Davies
• Aubrey Herbert

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (5 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Marcus Fysh’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 78 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marcus Fysh’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 30 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)