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

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• College Funding — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] 21 Jan 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I congratulate the many members of the public who have signed the petition on this extremely important matter. I want to set the scene by talking about what happens in Yeovil. We have an incredibly successful college. It does a fantastic job for its students and it very much wishes to be at the heart of skills development in the...

• College Funding — [Mr Charles Walker in the Chair] 21 Jan 2019

  I thank my right hon. Friend for, as always, making an eloquent contribution to the debate. In my visits to Yeovil College over the years, it has become apparent that despite having a great amount to contribute and doing an incredible job, it suffers from having to do so on a shoestring. It has found budgeting difficult. For historic reasons, the fabric of the college could certainly do with...

• Finance (No. 3) Bill: Review of powers in consequence of EU withdrawal 8 Jan 2019

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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

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for International Development
• Department for Exiting the European Union
• Economic and Monetary Union
• Pupils: Carers
• Hate Crime: Prosecutions
• Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
• A303: Bypasses

Currently held offices

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 10 Oct 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Trade Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

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 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Marcus Fysh’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 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 85.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 77 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marcus Fysh’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 51 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)