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The <b>Defence Select Committee</b> is one of the <a href="Parliamentary_select_committees_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary select committees of the United Kingdom">Select Committees</a> of the <a href="House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a>, having been established in 1979. It examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the <a href="Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Defence</a> and its associated public bodies,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including the <a href="British_Armed_Forces" title="British Armed Forces">British Armed Forces</a>. The Committee's remit does not generally review <a href="Defence_Intelligence" title="Defence Intelligence">Defence Intelligence</a> which instead falls under the <a href="Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament" title="Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament">Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2></div>

<p>Members are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<th colspan="2" valign="top">Member

</th>

<th valign="top">Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Tan_Dhesi" title="Tan Dhesi">Tan Dhesi</a> MP (chair)

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Slough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Slough (UK Parliament constituency)">Slough</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Calvin_Bailey" title="Calvin Bailey">Calvin Bailey</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Leyton_and_Wanstead_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leyton and Wanstead (UK Parliament constituency)">Leyton and Wanstead</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Alex_Baker" title="Alex Baker">Alex Baker</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Aldershot_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)">Aldershot</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Lincoln_Jopp" title="Lincoln Jopp">Lincoln Jopp</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Spelthorne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency)">Spelthorne</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Emma_Lewell-Buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Lewell-Buck">Emma Lewell-Buck</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="South_Shields_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)">South Shields</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Mike_Martin_(British_politician)" title="Mike Martin (British politician)">Mike Martin</a> MP

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Tunbridge_Wells_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency)">Tunbridge Wells</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Jesse_Norman" title="Jesse Norman">Jesse Norman</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Hereford_and_South_Herefordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Hereford and South Herefordshire</a>

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</td>

<td><a href="Ian_Roome" title="Ian Roome">Ian Roome</a> MP

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="North_Devon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Devon (UK Parliament constituency)">North Devon</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Michelle_Scrogham" title="Michelle Scrogham">Michelle Scrogham</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a>

</td></tr>

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</td>

<td><a href="Fred_Thomas_(British_politician)" title="Fred Thomas (British politician)">Fred Thomas</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Plymouth_Moor_View_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)">Plymouth Moor View</a>

</td></tr>

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</td>

<td><a href="Derek_Twigg" title="Derek Twigg">Derek Twigg</a> MP

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Widnes_and_Halewood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Widnes and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency)">Widnes and Halewood</a>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2019-2024_Parliament">2019-2024 Parliament</h2></div>

<p>The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<th colspan="2" valign="top">Member

</th>

<th valign="top">Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

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</td>

<td><a href="Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a> (chair)

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Bournemouth_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bournemouth East</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Stuart_Anderson_(politician)" title="Stuart Anderson (politician)">Stuart Anderson</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Wolverhampton_South_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wolverhampton South West (UK Parliament constituency)">Wolverhampton South West</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Sarah_Atherton" title="Sarah Atherton">Sarah Atherton</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Wrexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)">Wrexham</a>

</td></tr>

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</td>

<td><a href="Wayne_David" title="Wayne David">Wayne David</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Caerphilly_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)">Caerphilly</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Tan_Dhesi" title="Tan Dhesi">Tan Dhesi</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Slough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Slough (UK Parliament constituency)">Slough</a>

</td></tr>

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</td>

<td><a href="Martin_Docherty-Hughes" title="Martin Docherty-Hughes">Martin Docherty-Hughes</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="West_Dunbartonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Dunbartonshire</a>

</td></tr>

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</td>

<td><a href="Richard_Drax" title="Richard Drax">Richard Drax</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="South_Dorset_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)">South Dorset</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Mark_Francois" title="Mark Francois">Mark Francois</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Rayleigh_and_Wickford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rayleigh and Wickford (UK Parliament constituency)">Rayleigh and Wickford</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Emma_Lewell-Buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Lewell-Buck">Emma Lewell-Buck</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="South_Shields_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)">South Shields</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Gavin_Robinson" title="Gavin Robinson">Gavin Robinson</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast East</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Spellar" title="John Spellar">John Spellar</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Warley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Warley (UK Parliament constituency)">Warley</a>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_2019-2024">Changes 2019-2024</h3></div>

<th valign="top">Date

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Outgoing Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th>→

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">New Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th valign="top">Source

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<td rowspan="2">11 May 2020

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Wayne_David" title="Wayne David">Wayne David</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Caerphilly_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)">Caerphilly</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Kevan_Jones" title="Kevan Jones">Kevan Jones</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="North_Durham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Durham (UK Parliament constituency)">North Durham</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2020-05-11/debates/70E7050E-185C-43C5-8200-8F160EE614BF/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Tanmanjeet_Singh_Dhesi" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi">Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Slough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Slough (UK Parliament constituency)">Slough</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Derek_Twigg" title="Derek Twigg">Derek Twigg</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Halton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Halton (UK Parliament constituency)">Halton</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>5 January 2022

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Martin_Docherty-Hughes" title="Martin Docherty-Hughes">Martin Docherty-Hughes</a> MP (<a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="West_Dunbartonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Dunbartonshire</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> MP (<a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Angus_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus (UK Parliament constituency)">Angus</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-01-05/debates/22010583000003/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

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<td rowspan="2">25 October 2022

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Stuart_Anderson_(politician)" title="Stuart Anderson (politician)">Stuart Anderson</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Wolverhampton_South_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wolverhampton South West (UK Parliament constituency)">Wolverhampton South West</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Andrew_Bowie_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Bowie (politician)">Andrew Bowie</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="West_Aberdeenshire_and_Kincardine_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)">West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-10-25/debates/0ED919ED-4562-426D-9F32-8CE1284BF2B8/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Sarah_Atherton" title="Sarah Atherton">Sarah Atherton</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Wrexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)">Wrexham</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>8 November 2022

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Andrew_Bowie_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Bowie (politician)">Andrew Bowie</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="West_Aberdeenshire_and_Kincardine_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)">West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Sarah_Atherton" title="Sarah Atherton">Sarah Atherton</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Wrexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)">Wrexham</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-11-08/debates/A3104B55-D1E4-41D5-AE6A-7AC4FAED158E/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>12 September 2023

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a> MP (<a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Angus_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Angus (UK Parliament constituency)">Angus</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Martin_Docherty-Hughes" title="Martin Docherty-Hughes">Martin Docherty-Hughes</a> MP (<a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="West_Dunbartonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Dunbartonshire</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-09-12/debates/5FD3770A-D44F-47F3-BB12-D95CCB9A05DA/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>14 September 2023

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Bournemouth_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bournemouth East</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-09-14/debates/7C923B5C-FD07-4FF4-86F4-0553BFC10572/Prayers">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="2">25 October 2023

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-10-25/debates/13BE6BE3-E8FB-415F-AC96-7D6FF6979F83/EconomicActivityOfPublicBodies(OverseasMatters)Bill">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>11 December 2023

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Jesse_Norman" title="Jesse Norman">Jesse Norman</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Hereford_and_South_Herefordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hereford and South Herefordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">Hereford and South Herefordshire</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-12-11/debates/49442229-047B-424B-9ACE-71F9F9CB97A7/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>12 December 2023

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-12-12/debates/EF4DC56B-C58D-4F3A-A0EF-F42BBC363D21/Speaker%E2%80%99SStatement">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>17 January 2024

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Jeremy_Quin" title="Jeremy Quin">Jeremy Quin</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Horsham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)">Horsham</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2024-01-17/debates/5D699C11-620A-4804-97A6-E49E3F870A23/SafetyOfRwanda(AsylumAndImmigration)Bill">Hansard</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2017–2019_Parliament">2017–2019 Parliament</h2></div>

<p>The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Member

</th>

<th valign="top">Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis" title="Julian Lewis">Julian Lewis</a> (chair)

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="New_Forest_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)">New Forest East</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Leo_Docherty" title="Leo Docherty">Leo Docherty</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Aldershot_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)">Aldershot</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Martin_Docherty-Hughes" title="Martin Docherty-Hughes">Martin Docherty-Hughes</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="West_Dunbartonshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)">West Dunbartonshire</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Mark_Francois" title="Mark Francois">Mark Francois</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Rayleigh_and_Wickford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rayleigh and Wickford (UK Parliament constituency)">Rayleigh and Wickford</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Graham_Jones_(politician)" title="Graham Jones (politician)">Graham Jones</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Hyndburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)">Hyndburn</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Johnny_Mercer_(politician)" title="Johnny Mercer (politician)">Johnny Mercer</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Plymouth_Moor_View_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)">Plymouth Moor View</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Madeleine_Moon" title="Madeleine Moon">Madeleine Moon</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Bridgend_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgend</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Gavin_Robinson" title="Gavin Robinson">Gavin Robinson</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast East</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Ruth_Smeeth" title="Ruth Smeeth">Ruth Smeeth</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Stoke-on-Trent_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)">Stoke-on-Trent North</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Spellar" title="John Spellar">John Spellar</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Warley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Warley (UK Parliament constituency)">Warley</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Phil_Wilson_(British_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Wilson (British politician)">Phil Wilson</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Sedgefield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)">Sedgefield</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2015–2017_Parliament">2015–2017 Parliament</h2></div>

<p>The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 6 July 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Member

</th>

<th valign="top">Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis" title="Julian Lewis">Julian Lewis</a> (chair)

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="New_Forest_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)">New Forest East</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Newbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Newbury</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Douglas_Chapman_(Scottish_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Chapman (Scottish politician)">Douglas Chapman</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Dunfermline_and_West_Fife_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)">Dunfermline and West Fife</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Gray_(British_politician)" title="James Gray (British politician)">James Gray</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North Wiltshire</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Johnny_Mercer_(politician)" title="Johnny Mercer (politician)">Johnny Mercer</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Plymouth_Moor_View_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)">Plymouth Moor View</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Madeleine_Moon" title="Madeleine Moon">Madeleine Moon</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Bridgend_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgend</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Conor_McGinn" title="Conor McGinn">Conor McGinn</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="St_Helens_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)">St Helens North</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Jim_Shannon" title="Jim Shannon">Jim Shannon</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Strangford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)">Strangford</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Ruth_Smeeth" title="Ruth Smeeth">Ruth Smeeth</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Stoke-on-Trent_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)">Stoke-on-Trent North</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Spellar" title="John Spellar">John Spellar</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Warley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Warley (UK Parliament constituency)">Warley</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bob_Stewart_(politician)" title="Bob Stewart (politician)">Bob Stewart</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Beckenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)">Beckenham</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_2015–2017">Changes 2015–2017</h3></div>

<th valign="top">Date

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Outgoing Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th>→

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">New Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th valign="top">Source

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td>26 October 2015

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Conor_McGinn" title="Conor McGinn">Conor McGinn</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="St_Helens_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="St Helens North (UK Parliament constituency)">St Helens North</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Phil_Wilson_(British_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Wilson (British politician)">Phil Wilson</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Sedgefield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)">Sedgefield</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2015-10-26/debates/15102639000001/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>31 October 2016

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Newbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Newbury</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Jack_Lopresti" title="Jack Lopresti">Jack Lopresti</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Filton_and_Bradley_Stoke_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)">Filton and Bradley Stoke</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-10-31/debates/DDCDC4A9-09C3-49B1-A01C-6AB7799E67CA/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>5 December 2016

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Jim_Shannon" title="Jim Shannon">Jim Shannon</a> MP (<a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Strangford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)">Strangford </a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Gavin_Robinson" title="Gavin Robinson">Gavin Robinson</a> MP (<a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast East</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-12-05/debates/7CF0FB3F-8C40-4AA0-A685-F2CCF2332131/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010–2015_Parliament">2010–2015 Parliament</h2></div>

<p>The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Member

</th>

<th valign="top">Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Arbuthnot" title="James Arbuthnot">James Arbuthnot</a> (chair)

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="North_East_Hampshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North East Hampshire</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Brazier" title="Julian Brazier">Julian Brazier</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Canterbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Canterbury</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Jeffrey_Donaldson" title="Jeffrey Donaldson">Jeffrey Donaldson</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Lagan_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)">Lagan Valley</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Salisbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Salisbury</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="David_Hamilton_(British_politician)" title="David Hamilton (British politician)">David Hamilton</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Midlothian_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)">Midlothian</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Mike_Hancock_(British_politician)" title="Mike Hancock (British politician)">Mike Hancock</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Portsmouth_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)">Portsmouth South</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Adam_Holloway" title="Adam Holloway">Adam Holloway</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Gravesham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)">Gravesham</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Madeleine_Moon" title="Madeleine Moon">Madeleine Moon</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Bridgend_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)">Bridgend</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Alison_Seabeck" title="Alison Seabeck">Alison Seabeck</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Plymouth_Moor_View_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)">Plymouth Moor View</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bob_Stewart_(politician)" title="Bob Stewart (politician)">Bob Stewart</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Beckenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)">Beckenham</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Gisela_Stuart" title="Gisela Stuart">Gisela Stuart</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Birmingham_Edgbaston_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Edgbaston</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Woodcock%2C_Baron_Walney" title="John Woodcock, Baron Walney">John Woodcock</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_and_Co-operative" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour and Co-operative">Labour and Co-op</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_2010–2015">Changes 2010–2015</h3></div>

<th valign="top">Date

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">Outgoing Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th>→

</th>

<th colspan="2" valign="top">New Member<br>& Party

</th>

<th valign="top">Constituency

</th>

<th valign="top">Source

</th></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="4">2 November 2010

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Adam_Holloway" title="Adam Holloway">Adam Holloway</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Gravesham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)">Gravesham</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="4">→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Penny_Mordaunt" title="Penny Mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Portsmouth_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)">Portsmouth North</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="4"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2010-11-02/debates/1011036000001/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="David_Hamilton_(British_politician)" title="David Hamilton (British politician)">David Hamilton</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Midlothian_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency)">Midlothian</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Thomas_Docherty_(politician)" title="Thomas Docherty (politician)">Thomas Docherty</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Dunfermline_and_West_Fife_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)">Dunfermline and West Fife</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Alison_Seabeck" title="Alison Seabeck">Alison Seabeck</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Plymouth_Moor_View_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Plymouth Moor View (UK Parliament constituency)">Plymouth Moor View</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Dai_Havard" title="Dai Havard">Dai Havard</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Merthyr_Tydfil_and_Rhymney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)">Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Woodcock%2C_Baron_Walney" title="John Woodcock, Baron Walney">John Woodcock</a> MP (<a href="Labour_and_Co-operative" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour and Co-operative">Labour and Co-op</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Sandra_Osborne" title="Sandra Osborne">Sandra Osborne</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Ayr%2C_Carrick_and_Cumnock_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)">Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>24 October 2011

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Mike_Hancock_(British_politician)" title="Mike Hancock (British politician)">Mike Hancock</a> MP (<a href="Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Portsmouth_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency)">Portsmouth South</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Bob_Russell_(British_politician)" title="Bob Russell (British politician)">Bob Russell</a> MP (<a href="Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Colchester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)">Colchester</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2011-10-24/debates/1110251000003/DelegatedLegislation">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>5 November 2012

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="John_Glen_(politician)" title="John Glen (politician)">John Glen</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Salisbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Salisbury</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Adam_Holloway" title="Adam Holloway">Adam Holloway</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Gravesham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)">Gravesham</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2012-11-05/debates/12110555000004/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>10 June 2013

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Sandra_Osborne" title="Sandra Osborne">Sandra Osborne</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Ayr%2C_Carrick_and_Cumnock_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (UK Parliament constituency)">Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Derek_Twigg" title="Derek Twigg">Derek Twigg</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Halton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Halton (UK Parliament constituency)">Halton</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2013-06-10/debates/13061046000006/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>4 November 2013

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Penny_Mordaunt" title="Penny Mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Portsmouth_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Portsmouth North (UK Parliament constituency)">Portsmouth North</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Gray_(British_politician)" title="James Gray (British politician)">James Gray</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="North_Wiltshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North Wiltshire</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-11-04/debates/13110416000003/Committees">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>25 November 2013

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Thomas_Docherty_(politician)" title="Thomas Docherty (politician)">Thomas Docherty</a> MP (<a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Dunfermline_and_West_Fife_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)">Dunfermline and West Fife</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Barrow_and_Furness_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)">Barrow and Furness</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2013-11-25/debates/13112541000002/BusinessWithoutDebate">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>28 April 2014

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Arbuthnot" title="James Arbuthnot">James Arbuthnot</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="North_East_Hampshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North East Hampshire</a>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-04-28/debates/1404283000002/Speaker%E2%80%99SStatement">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>14 May 2014

</td>

<td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i>

</td>

<td>→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Rory_Stewart" title="Rory Stewart">Rory Stewart</a> MP (chair, <a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Penrith_and_The_Border_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)">Penrith and The Border</a>

</td>

<td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2014-05-14/debates/14051476000004/Speaker%E2%80%99SStatement">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td rowspan="2">3 November 2014

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Brazier" title="Julian Brazier">Julian Brazier</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Canterbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Canterbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Canterbury</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2">→

</td>

</td>

<td><a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Newbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Newbury</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-11-03/debates/14110345000005/SITTINGSOFTHEHOUSE(11NOVEMBER)">Hansard</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Adam_Holloway" title="Adam Holloway">Adam Holloway</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="Gravesham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)">Gravesham</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis" title="Julian Lewis">Julian Lewis</a> MP (<a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)

</td>

<td><a href="New_Forest_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)">New Forest East</a>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chair_of_the_Defence_Select_Committee">Chair of the Defence Select Committee</h2></div>

<th colspan="2">Chair

</th>

<th>Party

</th>

<th>Constituency

</th>

<th>First elected

</th>

<th>Method

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Michael_Mates" title="Michael Mates">Michael Mates</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="East_Hampshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Hampshire</a>

</td>

<td>1987

</td>

<td>Elected by the Select Committee

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Michael_Colvin" title="Michael Colvin">Michael Colvin</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Romsey_and_Waterside_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Romsey and Waterside (UK Parliament constituency)">Romsey and Waterside</a>

</td>

<td>1995

</td>

<td>Elected by the Select Committee

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bruce_George" title="Bruce George">Bruce George</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Walsall_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Walsall South (UK Parliament constituency)">Walsall South</a>

</td>

<td>16 July 1997

</td>

<td>Elected by the Select Committee

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Arbuthnot" title="James Arbuthnot">James Arbuthnot</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="North_East_Hampshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North East Hampshire</a>

</td>

<td>13 July 2005

</td>

<td>Elected by the Select Committee<br><small>(and the House of Commons in 2010)</small>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Rory_Stewart" title="Rory Stewart">Rory Stewart</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Penrith_and_The_Border_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)">Penrith and The Border</a>

</td>

<td>14 May 2014

</td>

<td>Elected by the House of Commons

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Lewis (politician)">Julian Lewis</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="New_Forest_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="New Forest East (UK Parliament constituency)">New Forest East</a>

</td>

<td>17 June 2015

</td>

<td>Elected by the House of Commons

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td rowspan="3"><a href="Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="3"><a href="Bournemouth_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bournemouth East</a>

</td>

<td rowspan="3">29 January 2020

</td>

<td rowspan="3">Elected by the House of Commons

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a>

</td>

<td>25 October 2023

</td>

<td>Elected by the House of Commons

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Jeremy_Quin" title="Jeremy Quin">Jeremy Quin</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Horsham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)">Horsham</a>

</td>

<td>17 January 2024

</td>

<td>Elected by the House of Commons

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_results">Election results</h3></div>

<p>From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the <a href="Alternative_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative vote">alternative vote</a> system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p>

<th colspan="4">17 January 2024<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Jeremy_Quin" title="Jeremy Quin">Jeremy Quin</a>

</td>

<td align="right">371

</td>

<td align="right">78.6

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Rehman_Chishti" title="Rehman Chishti">Rehman Chishti</a>

</td>

<td align="right">101

</td>

<td align="right">21.4

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">472

</th></tr></tbody></table>

<th colspan="4">25 October 2023<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a>

</td>

<td align="right">249

</td>

<td align="right">57.9

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Sarah_Atherton" title="Sarah Atherton">Sarah Atherton</a>

</td>

<td align="right">142

</td>

<td align="right">33.0

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Mark_Francois" title="Mark Francois">Mark Francois</a>

</td>

<td align="right">39

</td>

<td align="right">9.1

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">430

</th></tr></tbody></table>

<th colspan="16">29 January 2020<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th>

<th colspan="2">2nd round

</th>

<th colspan="2">3rd round

</th>

<th colspan="2">4th round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a>

</td>

<td align="right">243

</td>

<td align="right">43.2

</td>

<td align="right">256

</td>

<td align="right">46.1

</td>

<td align="right">271

</td>

<td align="right">49.7

</td>

<td align="right">296

</td>

<td align="right">56.7

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bernard_Jenkin" title="Bernard Jenkin">Sir Bernard Jenkin</a>

</td>

<td align="right">173

</td>

<td align="right">30.8

</td>

<td align="right">183

</td>

<td align="right">33.0

</td>

<td align="right">193

</td>

<td align="right">35.4

</td>

<td align="right">226

</td>

<td align="right">43.3

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Robert_Courts" title="Robert Courts">Robert Courts</a>

</td>

<td align="right">62

</td>

<td align="right">11.0

</td>

<td align="right">68

</td>

<td align="right">12.3

</td>

<td align="right">81

</td>

<td align="right">14.9

</td>

<td colspan="2"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Adam_Holloway" title="Adam Holloway">Adam Holloway</a>

</td>

<td align="right">45

</td>

<td align="right">8.0

</td>

<td align="right">48

</td>

<td align="right">8.6

</td>

<td colspan="4"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Gray_(British_politician)" title="James Gray (British politician)">James Gray</a>

</td>

<td align="right">39

</td>

<td align="right">6.9

</td>

<td colspan="6"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"><i>Not redistributed</i>

</td>

</td>

</td>

<td align="right">7

</td>

<td align="right">1.2

</td>

<td align="right">17

</td>

<td align="right">3.0

</td>

<td align="right">40

</td>

<td align="right">7.1

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">562

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">555

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">545

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">522

</th>

</th></tr></tbody></table>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Lewis (politician)">Julian Lewis</a>

</td>

<td align="right">305

</td>

<td align="right">53.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Johnny_Mercer_(politician)" title="Johnny Mercer (politician)">Johnny Mercer</a>

</td>

<td align="right">265

</td>

<td align="right">46.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"><i>Not redistributed</i>

</td>

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">570

</th>

</th></tr></tbody></table>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th>

<th colspan="2">2nd round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Lewis (politician)">Julian Lewis</a>

</td>

<td align="right">260

</td>

<td align="right">44.1

</td>

<td align="right">314

</td>

<td align="right">56.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a>

</td>

<td align="right">208

</td>

<td align="right">35.3

</td>

<td align="right">242

</td>

<td align="right">43.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bob_Stewart_(politician)" title="Bob Stewart (politician)">Bob Stewart</a>

</td>

<td align="right">121

</td>

<td align="right">20.5

</td>

<td colspan="4"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"><i>Not redistributed</i>

</td>

</td>

</td>

<td align="right">33

</td>

<td align="right">5.6

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">589

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">556

</th>

</th></tr></tbody></table>

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th>

<th colspan="2">2nd round

</th>

<th colspan="2">3rd round

</th>

<th colspan="2">4th round

</th>

<th colspan="2">5th round

</th>

<th colspan="2">6th round

</th>

<th colspan="2">7th round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Rory_Stewart" title="Rory Stewart">Rory Stewart</a>

</td>

<td align="right">113

</td>

<td align="right">23.6

</td>

<td align="right">115

</td>

<td align="right">24.1

</td>

<td align="right">122

</td>

<td align="right">25.7

</td>

<td align="right">139

</td>

<td align="right">29.3

</td>

<td align="right">149

</td>

<td align="right">31.9

</td>

<td align="right">179

</td>

<td align="right">39.3

</td>

<td align="right">226

</td>

<td align="right">51.6

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Lewis (politician)">Julian Lewis</a>

</td>

<td align="right">124

</td>

<td align="right">25.9

</td>

<td align="right">128

</td>

<td align="right">26.8

</td>

<td align="right">131

</td>

<td align="right">27.6

</td>

<td align="right">138

</td>

<td align="right">29.1

</td>

<td align="right">156

</td>

<td align="right">33.4

</td>

<td align="right">165

</td>

<td align="right">36.2

</td>

<td align="right">212

</td>

<td align="right">48.4

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Brazier" title="Julian Brazier">Julian Brazier</a>

</td>

<td align="right">68

</td>

<td align="right">14.2

</td>

<td align="right">71

</td>

<td align="right">14.9

</td>

<td align="right">71

</td>

<td align="right">14.9

</td>

<td align="right">77

</td>

<td align="right">16.2

</td>

<td align="right">90

</td>

<td align="right">19.3

</td>

<td align="right">112

</td>

<td align="right">24.6

</td>

<td colspan="2"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Keith_Simpson_(politician)" title="Keith Simpson (politician)">Keith Simpson</a>

</td>

<td align="right">48

</td>

<td align="right">10.0

</td>

<td align="right">48

</td>

<td align="right">10.1

</td>

<td align="right">51

</td>

<td align="right">10.7

</td>

<td align="right">61

</td>

<td align="right">12.8

</td>

<td align="right">72

</td>

<td align="right">15.4

</td>

<td colspan="4"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Bob_Stewart_(British_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Stewart (British Army officer)">Bob Stewart</a>

</td>

<td align="right">52

</td>

<td align="right">10.9

</td>

<td align="right">54

</td>

<td align="right">11.3

</td>

<td align="right">56

</td>

<td align="right">11.8

</td>

<td align="right">60

</td>

<td align="right">12.6

</td>

<td colspan="6"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Crispin_Blunt" title="Crispin Blunt">Crispin Blunt</a>

</td>

<td align="right">44

</td>

<td align="right">9.2

</td>

<td align="right">44

</td>

<td align="right">9.2

</td>

<td align="right">44

</td>

<td align="right">9.3

</td>

<td colspan="8"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Tobias_Ellwood" title="Tobias Ellwood">Tobias Ellwood</a>

</td>

<td align="right">17

</td>

<td align="right">3.5

</td>

<td align="right">17

</td>

<td align="right">3.6

</td>

<td colspan="10"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Gray_(British_politician)" title="James Gray (British politician)">James Gray</a>

</td>

<td align="right">13

</td>

<td align="right">2.7

</td>

<td colspan="12"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"><i>Not redistributed</i>

</td>

</td>

</td>

<td align="right">2

</td>

<td align="right">0.4

</td>

<td align="right">4

</td>

<td align="right">0.8

</td>

<td align="right">4

</td>

<td align="right">0.8

</td>

<td align="right">12

</td>

<td align="right">2.5

</td>

<td align="right">23

</td>

<td align="right">4.8

</td>

<td align="right">41

</td>

<td align="right">8.6

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">479

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">477

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">475

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">475

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">467

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">456

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">438

</th>

</th></tr></tbody></table>

</th></tr>

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<th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Candidate

</th>

<th colspan="2">1st round

</th>

<th colspan="2">2nd round

</th>

<th colspan="2">3rd round

</th></tr>

<tr>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th>

<th>Votes

</th>

<th>%

</th></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="James_Arbuthnot" title="James Arbuthnot">James Arbuthnot</a>

</td>

<td align="right">210

</td>

<td align="right">36.6

</td>

<td align="right">236

</td>

<td align="right">42.4

</td>

<td align="right">273

</td>

<td align="right">52.7

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Patrick_Mercer" title="Patrick Mercer">Patrick Mercer</a>

</td>

<td align="right">176

</td>

<td align="right">30.7

</td>

<td align="right">189

</td>

<td align="right">33.9

</td>

<td align="right">245

</td>

<td align="right">47.3

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Julian_Lewis_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Julian Lewis (politician)">Julian Lewis</a>

</td>

<td align="right">115

</td>

<td align="right">20.1

</td>

<td align="right">132

</td>

<td align="right">23.7

</td>

<td colspan="2"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Douglas_Carswell" title="Douglas Carswell">Douglas Carswell</a>

</td>

<td align="right">72

</td>

<td align="right">12.6

</td>

<td colspan="4"><i>Eliminated</i>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td colspan="2"><i>Not redistributed</i>

</td>

</td>

</td>

<td align="right">16

</td>

<td align="right">2.8

</td>

<td align="right">55

</td>

<td align="right">9.6

</td></tr>

<tr>

<th style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"><b>Valid votes</b>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">573

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">557

</th>

</th>

<th style="text-align:right;">518

</th>

</th></tr></tbody></table>

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</style><div id="Current_parliamentary_committees_of_the_United_Kingdom299" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Current <a href="Parliamentary_committees_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom">parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:white;background:#217B02;"><a href="House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom"><span style="color: white">Commons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#217B02;">Departmental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Business_and_Trade_Select_Committee" title="Business and Trade Select Committee">Business and Trade</a></li>

<li><a href="Culture%2C_Media_and_Sport_Committee" title="Culture, Media and Sport Committee">Culture, Media and Sport</a></li>

<li><a href="Education_Select_Committee" title="Education Select Committee">Education</a></li>

<li><a href="Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero_Select_Committee" title="Energy Security and Net Zero Select Committee">Energy Security and Net Zero</a></li>

<li><a href="Environment%2C_Food_and_Rural_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee">Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Foreign_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Foreign Affairs Select Committee">Foreign Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Health_and_Social_Care_Select_Committee" title="Health and Social Care Select Committee">Health and Social Care</a></li>

<li><a href="Home_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Home Affairs Select Committee">Home Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Housing%2C_Communities_and_Local_Government_Committee" title="Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee">Housing, Communities and Local Government</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Development_Committee" title="International Development Committee">International Development</a></li>

<li><a href="Justice_Select_Committee" title="Justice Select Committee">Justice</a></li>

<li><a href="Northern_Ireland_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee">Northern Ireland Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Science%2C_Innovation_and_Technology_Select_Committee" title="Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee">Science, Innovation and Technology</a></li>

<li><a href="Scottish_Affairs_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Affairs Committee">Scottish Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Transport_Select_Committee" title="Transport Select Committee">Transport</a></li>

<li><a href="Treasury_Select_Committee" title="Treasury Select Committee">Treasury</a></li>

<li><a href="Welsh_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Welsh Affairs Select Committee">Welsh Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Work_and_Pensions_Select_Committee" title="Work and Pensions Select Committee">Work and Pensions</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#217B02;">Topical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Environmental_Audit_Select_Committee" title="Environmental Audit Select Committee">Environmental Audit</a></li>

<li><a href="Petitions_Committee" title="Petitions Committee">Petitions</a></li>

<li><a href="Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts</a></li>

<li><a href="Public_Administration_and_Constitutional_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee">Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Select_Committee_on_Statutory_Instruments" title="Select Committee on Statutory Instruments">Statutory Instruments</a></li>

<li><a href="Women_and_Equalities_Committee" title="Women and Equalities Committee">Women and Equalities</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#217B02;">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Panel_of_Chairs" title="Panel of Chairs">Panel of Chairs</a></li>

<li><a href="Public_bill_committee" title="Public bill committee">Public bill committees</a></li>

<li><a href="Delegated_legislation_committee" title="Delegated legislation committee">Delegated legislation committees</a></li>

<li><a href="European_committee" title="European committee">European committees</a></li>

<li><a href="Northern_Ireland_Grand_Committee" title="Northern Ireland Grand Committee">Northern Ireland Grand Committee</a></li>

<li><a href="Regional_Affairs_Committee" title="Regional Affairs Committee">Regional Affairs Committee</a></li>

<li><a href="Scottish_Grand_Committee" title="Scottish Grand Committee">Scottish Grand Committee</a></li>

<li><a href="Welsh_Grand_Committee" title="Welsh Grand Committee">Welsh Grand Committee</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#217B02;">Internal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Administration_Committee" title="Administration Committee">Administration</a></li>

<li><a href="Finance_Committee_(House_of_Commons)" title="Finance Committee (House of Commons)">Finance</a></li>

<li><a href="Backbench_Business_Committee" title="Backbench Business Committee">Backbench Business</a></li>

<li><a href="Liaison_Committee_(House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom)" title="Liaison Committee (House of Commons of the United Kingdom)">Liaison</a></li>

<li><a href="Select_Committee_on_the_Modernisation_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House of Commons">Modernisation</a></li>

<li><a href="Procedure_Committee" title="Procedure Committee">Procedure</a></li>

<li><a href="Committee_of_Selection_(House_of_Commons)" title="Committee of Selection (House of Commons)">Selection</a></li>

<li><a href="Commons_Select_Committee_on_Standards" title="Commons Select Committee on Standards">Standards</a></li>

<li><a href="Commons_Select_Committee_of_Privileges" title="Commons Select Committee of Privileges">Privileges</a></li>

<li><a href="Advisory_Committee_on_Works_of_Art" title="Advisory Committee on Works of Art">Works of Art</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#217B02;">Statutory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="House_of_Commons_Commission" title="House of Commons Commission">House of Commons Commission</a>

<ul><li><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="House_of_Commons_Commission#Estimates_and_related_committees" title="House of Commons Commission">Administration Estimate Audit</a></span></li>

<li><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="House_of_Commons_Commission#Estimates_and_related_committees" title="House of Commons Commission">Members Estimate</a></span></li>

<li><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="House_of_Commons_Commission#Estimates_and_related_committees" title="House of Commons Commission">Members Estimate Audit</a></span></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Public_Accounts_Commission" title="Public Accounts Commission">Public Accounts Commission</a></li>

<li><a href="Speaker's_Committee_on_the_Electoral_Commission" title="Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission">Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission</a></li>

<li><a href="Speaker's_Committee_for_the_Independent_Parliamentary_Standards_Authority" title="Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority">Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:white;background:#BC0101;"><a href="House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords"><span style="color: white">Lords</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#BC0101;">Topical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Communications_and_Digital_Committee" title="Communications and Digital Committee">Communications and Digital</a></li>

<li><a href="Constitution_Committee" title="Constitution Committee">Constitution</a></li>

<li><a href="Delegated_Powers_and_Regulatory_Reform_Select_Committee" title="Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Select Committee">Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform</a></li>

<li><a href="Economic_Affairs_Committee_(House_of_Lords)" title="Economic Affairs Committee (House of Lords)">Economic Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="European_Affairs_Committee_(House_of_Lords)" title="European Affairs Committee (House of Lords)">European Affairs</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Agreements_Committee" title="International Agreements Committee">International Agreements</a></li>

<li><a href="International_Relations_and_Defence_Committee" title="International Relations and Defence Committee">International Relations and Defence</a></li>

<li><a href="Secondary_Legislation_Scrutiny_Committee" title="Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee">Secondary Legislation Scrutiny</a></li>

<li><a href="Science_and_Technology_Committee_(House_of_Lords)" title="Science and Technology Committee (House of Lords)">Science and Technology</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#BC0101;">Private</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Hybrid_Instruments_Committee" title="Hybrid Instruments Committee">Hybrid Instruments</a></li>

<li><a href="Standing_Orders_Committee" title="Standing Orders Committee">Standing Orders</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#BC0101;">Internal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="House_of_Lords_Commission" title="House of Lords Commission">Lords Commission</a></li>

<li><a href="Finance_Committee_(House_of_Lords)" title="Finance Committee (House of Lords)">Finance</a></li>

<li><a href="Liaison_Committee_(House_of_Lords)" title="Liaison Committee (House of Lords)">Liaison</a></li>

<li><a href="Conduct_Committee" title="Conduct Committee">Conduct</a></li>

<li><a href="Procedure_and_Privileges_Committee" title="Procedure and Privileges Committee">Procedure and Privileges</a></li>

<li><a href="Committee_of_Selection_(House_of_Lords)" title="Committee of Selection (House of Lords)">Selection</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#BC0101;">Domestic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Services_Committee" title="Services Committee">Services</a></li>

<li><a href="Works_of_Art_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Works of Art Committee">Works of Art</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:white;background:#808080;"><a href="Joint_committee_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom"><span style="color: white">Joint</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#808080;">Select</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Joint_Committee_on_Consolidation_Bills" title="Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills">Consolidation Bills</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Committee_on_Human_Rights" title="Joint Committee on Human Rights">Human Rights</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Committee_on_the_National_Security_Strategy" title="Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy">National Security Strategy</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Committee_on_Statutory_Instruments" title="Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments">Statutory Instruments</a></li>

<li><a href="Joint_Committee_on_Tax_Law_Rewrite_Bills" title="Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills">Tax Law Rewrite Bills</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;color:white;background:#808080;">Statutory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Ecclesiastical_Committee" title="Ecclesiastical Committee">Ecclesiastical Committee</a></li>

<li><a href="Intelligence_and_Security_Committee_of_Parliament" title="Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament">Intelligence and Security</a></li></ul>

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