Rachel Maclean

The Minister of State, Home Department

Former Conservative MP for Redditch

@redditchrachel https://facebook.com/RedditchRachel

Fixed Term Parliaments

Fixed Term Parliaments involve holding general elections on a regular basis, for example every five years, with some exceptions permitting early elections. Without Fixed Term Parliaments a party with a majority had significant influence over the timing of a general election.

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Rachel Maclean consistently voted against fixed periods between parliamentary elections

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Major votes

  • On 13 Sep 2021: Rachel Maclean voted for the monarch, rather than MPs, to have power to dissolve a Parliament, and prompt an early election. Show vote
  • On 13 Sep 2021: Rachel Maclean voted for the monarch, rather than MPs, to have power to dissolve a Parliament, and prompt an early election. Show vote
  • On 6 Jul 2021: Rachel Maclean voted for the monarch, rather than MPs, to have power to dissolve a Parliament, and prompt an early election. Show vote

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