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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP for Braintree Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon James Cleverly MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Home Secretary.

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8593
[email protected]
Twitter
https://twitter.com/jamescleverly

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
75,208
Turnout
50,499 (67%)
Majority
24,673
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
75,316
Turnout
52,326 (69%)
Majority
18,422
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
73,557
Turnout
50,283 (68%)
Majority
17,610
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
71,163
Turnout
49,203 (69%)
Majority
16,121
Details

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
13 Nov 2023 to Now
Government Post
Home Secretary
6 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023
Government Post
Foreign Secretary
7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022
Government Post
Secretary of State for Education
8 Feb 2022 to 7 Jul 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
2 Sep 2020 to 8 Feb 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
13 Feb 2020 to 2 Sep 2020
Government Post
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020
Government Post
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020
Other Post
Co-Chair, Conservative Party
4 Apr 2019 to 24 Jul 2019
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
8 Jan 2018 to 4 Apr 2019
Other Post
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017
Committee
International Trade Committee
9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Braintree
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
366
Early Day Motions
0
Written Questions
19
Votes
1,262
Date
Debate
Contributions
15 Apr 2024
Net Migration
6
Details
15 Apr 2024
Topical Questions
7
Details
15 Apr 2024
Antisocial Behaviour
5
Details
15 Apr 2024
Violence against Shop Workers
6
Details
29 Feb 2024
Angiolini Inquiry Report
19
Details
29 Feb 2024
Business of the House
1
Details
19 Feb 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]
20
Details
17 Jan 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
5
Details
15 Jan 2024
Neighbourhood Crime
4
Details
15 Jan 2024
Topical Questions
6
Details

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
James Cleverly
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Home Secretary.
5 May 2005
to 30 Mar 2015
Mr Brooks Newmark
Conservative
Retired
Mr Brooks Newmark is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Braintree, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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