Peter Heaton-Jones’s voting in Parliament

Peter Heaton-Jones is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Peter Heaton-Jones sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Peter Heaton-Jones voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Peter Heaton-Jones voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Peter Heaton-Jones 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 Peter Heaton-Jones’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Peter Heaton-Jones’s full vote analysis page for more.

Peter Heaton-Jones 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 for the remainder of this debate, Mr Bone. I have been lobbied strongly, repeatedly and effectively by the excellent further education college in my constituency, namely Petroc. The staff, pupils and management team have been assiduous in ensuring that they get their message across. It is an excellent further education college and has two...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Topical Questions 17 Jan 2019

  May I thank the Minister for meeting me and a delegation of farmers from North Devon before Christmas? I am meeting those farmers again tomorrow evening. Can the Minister confirm that the Government are considering their concerns—indeed, our concerns—about the Rural Payments Agency and the Agriculture Bill in particular?

• Points of Order: [7th Allotted Day] 11 Jan 2019

  I will support the withdrawal agreement in the vote next Tuesday. In making that decision, I have kept one thing and one thing only uppermost in my mind: how do I best represent the people of North Devon and what is in our best interests? I am thinking only of the people of North Devon and what they put me here to do. They put me here to deliver Brexit. The 2016 referendum result in North...

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Profile

Conservative MP for North Devon

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @peternorthdevon
• https://facebook.com/PeterNorthDevon

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Peter Heaton-Jones campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Culture Media and Sport
• North Devon Hospital
• Rescue Services: North Devon
• Public Footpaths: South West
• Roads: North Devon
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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Nick Harvey
• Anthony Speller
• Jeremy Thorpe
• James Lindsay
• Christopher Peto

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Civil Liability Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) 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)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Peter Heaton-Jones’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions 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 93.07% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 82 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Peter Heaton-Jones’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 105 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)