House of Commons Select Committees: Results of Chair elections

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 19:55

Contested elections: The following MPs were elected as Chairs following voting on 12 July. The ballot was conducted by secret ballot and counted using the Alternative Vote system. In total, 587 ballots were cast. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Labour) – Rachel Reeves Communities and Local Government (Labour) – Clive Betts Defence (Conservative) – Dr Julian Lewis Education (Conservative) – Robert Halfon...Request free trial

Contested elections: The following MPs were elected as Chairs following voting on 12 July. The ballot was conducted by secret ballot and counted using the Alternative Vote system.

In total, 587 ballots were cast.

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Labour) – Rachel Reeves

Communities and Local Government (Labour) – Clive Betts

Defence (Conservative) – Dr Julian Lewis

Education (Conservative) – Robert Halfon

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Conservative) – Neil Parish

Foreign Affairs (Conservative) – Tom Tugendhat

Northern Ireland Affairs (Conservative) – Dr Andrew Murrison

Science and Technology (Liberal Democrat) – Norman Lamb

Transport (Labour) – Lilian Greenwood

Treasury (Conservative) – Nicky Morgan

And, elected under a different standing order: Backbench Business Committee (Opposition party) – Ian Mearns

Chair declared elected for committees where no election was necessary (a single nomination was received):

Departmental committees:

Culture, Media and Sport (Conservative) - Damian Collins

Exiting the EU (Labour) – Hilary Benn

Health (Conservative) – Dr Sarah Wollaston

International Development (Labour) – Stephen Twigg

Home Affairs (Labour) – Yvette Cooper

International Trade (Scottish National Party) – Angus Brendan MacNeil

Justice (Conservative) – Robert Neill

Scottish Affairs (Scottish National Party) – Pete Wishart

Welsh Affairs (Conservative) – David T C Davies

Women and Equalities (Conservative) – Mrs Maria Miller

Work and Pensions (Labour) – Frank Field

Other specified select committees:

Environmental Audit (Labour) – Mary Creagh

Petitions (Labour) – Helen Jones

Procedure (Conservative) – Mr Charles Walker

Public Accounts (Labour) – Meg Hillier

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs (Conservative) – Mr Bernard Jenkin

Standards (Labour) - Sir Kevin Barron

The successful candidates will take up their position as Chair of the committee when the remaining members of the committee have been appointed by the House.