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Chris Elmore

Labour - Bridgend

8,595 (20.8%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 5th May 2016

Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

(since July 2024)

Opposition Whip (Commons)
18th Oct 2016 - 30th May 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
13th Mar 2024 - 30th May 2024
Procedure Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 30th May 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
18th Jan 2022 - 30th May 2024
Committee of Selection
25th May 2021 - 30th May 2024
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
17th Apr 2024 - 24th Apr 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
20th Mar 2024 - 17th Apr 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
28th Feb 2024 - 6th Mar 2024
National Security Bill
29th Jun 2022 - 18th Oct 2022
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
4th Dec 2021 - 22nd Jul 2022
Public Order Bill
25th May 2022 - 21st Jun 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill
2nd Mar 2022 - 22nd Mar 2022
Shadow Minister (Scotland)
10th Apr 2020 - 4th Dec 2021
Committee on Standards
13th May 2020 - 9th Sep 2021
Committee of Privileges
13th May 2020 - 9th Sep 2021
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
9th Mar 2020 - 6th Jul 2020
Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee)
9th Mar 2020 - 6th Jul 2020
Foreign Affairs Committee
2nd Mar 2020 - 11th May 2020
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
6th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Procedure Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee)
6th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Welsh Affairs Committee
18th Jul 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Procedure Committee
28th Feb 2017 - 3rd May 2017
Justice Committee
13th Jun 2016 - 31st Oct 2016


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Chris Elmore has voted in 25 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Tristan Osborne (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
HM Treasury
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Budget Responsibility Act 2024
(5 words contributed)
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Latest EDMs signed by Chris Elmore

23rd March 2022
Chris Elmore signed this EDM on Monday 28th March 2022

P&O Ferries and DP World

Tabled by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
That this House condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision of P&O Ferries to fire 800 staff without notice or consultation with their trade unions, the RMT and Nautilus; demands the immediate reinstatement of the sacked workers; condemns their replacement with agency workers earning as little as £1.80 per …
125 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 86
Scottish National Party: 12
Independent: 11
Liberal Democrat: 7
Plaid Cymru: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alba Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
23rd September 2021
Chris Elmore signed this EDM on Wednesday 27th October 2021

Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall

Tabled by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)
That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 92
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 9
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Chris Elmore, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Chris Elmore has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Chris Elmore has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

1 Bill introduced by Chris Elmore


A Bill to make provision about paternity leave in cases where a mother, or a person with whom a child is placed or expected to be placed for adoption, dies.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2024 and was enacted into law.


Chris Elmore has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament