PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP for Braintree Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon James Cleverly MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Mr James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Elected Jul 2024
Elected 1 time

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8593
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
4 Jul 2024
2024 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
77,673
Turnout
49,028 (63%)
Majority
3,670

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024
Opposition Post
Shadow Home Secretary
4 Jul 2024 to Now
Representative
Braintree
13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024
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 30 May 2024
Representative
Braintree
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Title
Yes
No
Member
Date
2 May 2016
[261] Housing and Planning Bill Lords Amdt 108: Motion to disagree
Yes Votes
286
No Votes
163
Member Voted
Yes
Date
2 May 2016
[262] Housing and Planning Bill Lords Amdt 110: Motion to disagree
Yes Votes
285
No Votes
164
Member Voted
Yes
Date
26 Apr 2016
[256] Trade Union Bill Lords Amendment 2: Govt Amdt (a)
Yes Votes
312
No Votes
260
Member Voted
Yes
Date
26 Apr 2016
[257] Trade Union Bill Lords Amdt 17: Motion to Disagree
Yes Votes
307
No Votes
268
Member Voted
Yes
Date
25 Apr 2016
[251] Policing and Crime Blll Report Stage: Amdt. 3
Yes Votes
200
No Votes
308
Member Voted
No
Date
25 Apr 2016
[252] Policing and Crime Bill Report Stage: Amdt 20
Yes Votes
209
No Votes
303
Member Voted
No
Date
25 Apr 2016
[253] Policing and Crime Bill Report Stage: Amdt 6
Yes Votes
200
No Votes
307
Member Voted
No
Date
25 Apr 2016
[254] Policing and Crime Bill Report Stage: Amdt 13
Yes Votes
182
No Votes
306
Member Voted
No
Date
25 Apr 2016
[255] Policing and Crime Bill Report Stage: Amdt 10
Yes Votes
182
No Votes
305
Member Voted
No
Date
24 Apr 2016
[246] Immigration Bill Lords Amdt 87: Motion to disagree
Yes Votes
294
No Votes
276
Member Voted
Yes

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Mr James Cleverly
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Mr James Cleverly is the Conservative MP for Braintree, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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