Member of Parliament
Chris Elmore
Labour MP for Bridgend
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
At a glanceChris Elmore is a Labour MP for Bridgend, and has represented the seat for 10 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office). They have cast 426 votes in Commons divisions (74% attendance), tabled 488 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Chris Elmore did not vote in 149. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).
Current roles
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Government post · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 7 Sep 2025
- Bridgend Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 5 May 2016
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 412 of 412 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 409 of 409 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 404 of 404 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 403 of 403 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 267 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.8% · 1 of 131 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 276 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
1.1% · 2 of 176 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 251 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous3
- A Trustee and Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. (registered 7 Aug 2023)
- Unpaid member of the Barry YMCA Board of Management. (registered 6 Jun 2016)
- Minor interest in a house in Caerphilly County Borough area owned by two members of my family. (registered 6 Jun 2016)
Written questions
Wines: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to support the wine industry after February 2025.
Answer · 24 May 2024
The Government has supported the wine industry with duty freezes at 6 of the last 12 fiscal events, including the decision at Spring Budget 2024 to freeze alcohol duty until 1 February 2025.As part of the new alcohol duty reforms, the Government has remov...
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the easement for levying wine duty beyond February 2025.
Answer · 24 May 2024
The Government has supported the wine industry with duty freezes at 6 of the last 12 fiscal events, including the decision at Spring Budget 2024 to freeze alcohol duty until 1 February 2025.As part of the new alcohol duty reforms, the Government has remov...
Music
What recent assessment she has made of the impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the music industry.
Answer · 24 May 2024
The Government continues to support the industry’s adaptation to new requirements, including through our Export Support Service and comprehensive GOV.UK guidance.Visa and permit free touring routes are available in 24 of 27 Member States including key mar...
Online Safety Act 2023: Prosecutions
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been made under new criminal offences created by the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer · 20 May 2024
I wrote to you on this important subject on Friday 17 May 2024. For completeness, I set out my full written response below. Tackling violence that disproportionately impacts women and girls remains one of this government’s top priorities. Women and girls ...
Online Safety Act 2023: Convictions
To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions have been made for new criminal offences created by the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer · 20 May 2024
I wrote to you on this important subject on Friday 17 May 2024. For completeness, I set out my full written response below. Tackling violence that disproportionately impacts women and girls remains one of this government’s top priorities. Women and girls ...
Armed Forces: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of what (a) service and (b) rank were found guilty of drugs possession in each year since 2015.
Answer · 15 Feb 2024
Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, ...
Armed Forces: Discharges
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been dishonourably discharged from service for (a) treason, (b) subterfuge, (c) espionage and (d) spying for a foreign power since 2014.
Answer · 15 Feb 2024
Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, ...
Military Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were found (a) guilty and (b) not guilty of the offence of (i) assisting an enemy, (ii) misconduct on operations, (iii) obstructing operations, (iv) mutiny, and (v) desertion in each year since 20
Answer · 15 Feb 2024
Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, ...
Early day motions
| 12 Sep 2016 | WELSH OLYMPIC SUCCESS | 30 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
To reassure my hon. Friend, I frequently meet other Ministers in the UN space in New York, and also in Geneva at the Human Rights Council, where the issues are discussed, and I think there is a willingness for the process to succeed. That …
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
On the timescale, I should warn my hon. Friend that the process has been a matter of debate for some years. She probably knows far more about it than I do, so I cannot stand here and say it will be done by x date. What I can say is that we…
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
To reassure the hon. Gentleman, he knows that I have a personal commitment to working with our freedom of religion or belief envoy, my hon. Friend the Member for North Northumberland (David Smith). He never shies away from the particular p…
9 Jul 2026 Conflicts: Impact on Older People
It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate. As if the House needed any more confirmation that he comes from good stock, I wish his mother a very…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
The right hon. Gentleman is right to raise that matter, and I will come to it later in my speech, particularly when I discuss the multilateral development bank system, which other Members have raised. We will prioritise multilateral org…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
On the wider work on Syria, I agree. The Minister for the Middle East, my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr Falconer), is working hard to bring about more support for the new Syrian regime, and we continue to prioritise that. My hon. …
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
I understand the hon. Lady has significant experience in this field. I am talking about meetings that I have had with Ministers while serving as a Minister in the FCDO. They are clear that they want a different approach in how overseas aid…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
I will not give way. The hon. Lady posed the question and I will answer it. When I have had conversations with Ministers globally—[Interruption.]
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I have to say, it is in complete contrast to my conversations with foreign Ministers. Some of them are exhausted by the idea that we dictate the terms of aid funding, and exhausted by the fact th…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Efford. I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing this debate. I thank all Members who have contribute…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
As I said, the Foreign Secretary raised this issue with the UAE just this week as well as during her visit to Cairo at the end of last week. My hon. Friend makes a good point about illicit gold flows. We are a leader in tackling the gold f…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
The hon. Gentleman has championed the issues of the Sudanese people for a number of years, and I thank him for doing so; I have responded to debates in Westminster Hall in which he has raised, in particular, the persecution of Christians i…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
The point that my hon. Friend makes, as many Members have, about the international spotlight on Sudan is a correct one, and also applies to our domestic media. We have ringfenced funding for support for women and girls. We are offering mor…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
The hon. Gentleman is right to raise that point. We often use UN agencies internally in Sudan, because they are some of the most trusted support mechanisms for supporting peoples displaced inside Sudan. As I mentioned earlier to my hon. Fr…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
My hon. Friend is right to challenge me in this space. We are putting in additional funding to support El Obeid and to make sure that we have early intervention. We have also led the work internationally to call for no additional progress …
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
I too have a great deal of respect for the Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Foreign Affairs. We have not known each other very long, but I believe we have a good relationship. I do not accept that the UK has failed the people of Sudan. Suc…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
My hon. Friend is right to raise the matter of media scrutiny around this conflict. One of the challenges of this is being able to show that there are more conflicts in the world now than at any point since the second world war, which I fi…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
The right hon. Gentleman knows how much I care about this place and the Members who serve in it. I always listen to and take seriously what Members say, regardless of politics or party. The current Prime Minister has led from the front wit…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
My hon. Friend makes a point that I cannot disagree with. We work internationally every week and every day, I would argue, to lead on this front, both in terms of our humanitarian response and in relation to international law. We have led …
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
The hon. Member is right to raise that issue. We have an excellent envoy for freedom of religion or belief in my hon. Friend the Member for North Northumberland (David Smith), who leads a lot of this work. I will continue to challenge what…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) · HM Household 10 Jul 2024 – 6 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Opposition Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 18 Oct 2016 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) · Department for Culture, Media and Sport 4 Dec 2021 – 22 Jul 2022
- Shadow Minister (Scotland) · Scotland Office 10 Apr 2020 – 4 Dec 2021
Committee memberships
- Modernisation Committee 9 Sep 2024 – 8 Dec 2025
- Committee of Selection 30 Jul 2024 – 9 Sep 2025
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 13 Mar 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Welsh Grand Committee 18 Jan 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Procedure Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 17 Apr 2024 – 24 Apr 2024
- British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill 20 Mar 2024 – 17 Apr 2024
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill 28 Feb 2024 – 6 Mar 2024
- National Security Bill 29 Jun 2022 – 18 Oct 2022
- Public Order Bill 25 May 2022 – 21 Jun 2022
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2 Mar 2022 – 22 Mar 2022
- Committee of Privileges 13 May 2020 – 9 Sep 2021
- Committee on Standards 13 May 2020 – 9 Sep 2021
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 9 Mar 2020 – 6 Jul 2020
- Foreign Affairs Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 11 May 2020
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 6 Nov 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Procedure Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Procedure Committee 28 Feb 2017 – 3 May 2017
- Welsh Affairs Committee 18 Jul 2016 – 3 May 2017
- Justice Committee 13 Jun 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
Previous seats
- Ogmore · Elected 3 times 5 May 2016 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Vale of Glamorgan 7 May 2015
Expenses
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Contact & offices
0207 219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Caroline Court, 33 Caroline Street, Bridgend, CF31 1DW
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Chris Elmore, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Chris Elmore?
Chris Elmore is a Member of Parliament representing Bridgend in the House of Commons. See Chris Elmore's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Chris Elmore represent?
Chris Elmore sits as Labour. See Chris Elmore's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Chris Elmore represent?
Chris Elmore is the Member of Parliament for Bridgend. See Chris Elmore's official Parliament profile.
How long has Chris Elmore been an MP?
Chris Elmore has served in the House of Commons for 10 years, 2 months. See Chris Elmore's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Chris Elmore?
Chris Elmore has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Chris Elmore's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.