Andrew was elected to Parliament as MP for
Pudsey in the
2010 general election with 38.5% of the vote and a majority of 1,659. Andrew served on the
Welsh Affairs Select Committee between November 2010 and November 2012. On 22 February 2012 Andrew was headbutted and punched in a House of Commons bar during a disturbance created by Scottish Labour MP
Eric Joyce, tweeting the next day that "I'm OK". Joyce was charged with common assault, with a fourth charge added on 9 March, and he was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £1,400 in compensation to Andrew and other victims, but not given a custodial sentence. In September 2012, Andrew brought forward a bill that would create a new power for governors to "destroy or otherwise dispose of any unauthorised property found within a prison or an escort vehicle". The bill was supported both by the government and the Labour Party, with
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Sadiq Khan saying he backed the bill. During the debates on the
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which he subsequently voted for, Andrew responded to comments from
Gerald Howarth about "aggressive homosexuals" by telling of a time when he had been attacked in the street and beaten unconscious "because of who and what I am". At the
2015 general election, Andrew was re-elected as MP for Pudsey with an increased vote share of 46.4% and an increased majority of 4,501. In January 2016, Andrew was one of 72 MPs who voted down an amendment in Parliament on rental homes being "fit for human habitation" who were themselves landlords who derived an income from a property. In May 2016, it emerged that Andrew was one of a number of Conservative MPs being investigated by police in the
2015 general election party spending investigation, for allegedly spending more than the legal limit on constituency election campaign expenses. However, in May 2017, the Crown Prosecution Service said that while there was evidence of inaccurate spending returns, it did not "meet the test" for further action. Andrew supported
Brexit in the
2016 referendum. Andrew was appointed vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, with particular responsibility for cities, on 23 September 2016. At the snap
2017 general election, Andrew was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 47.4% and a decreased majority of 331. At the
2019 general election, Andrew was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 48.8% and an increased majority of 3,517. Andrew was elected to Parliament as MP for
Daventry at the
2024 general election with 33.7% of the vote and a majority of 3,012.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and for Defence Procurement Andrew became Assistant Whip (
HM Treasury) in June 2017 and
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (
Wales Office) in January 2018, before moving to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary (
Ministry of Defence). In October 2019, on both 14 October and 19 December, Andrew was ceremonially taken hostage by
the Queen at Buckingham Palace for the duration of her speeches to Parliament.
Treasurer of the Household In the
February 2020 reshuffle he was appointed Deputy Chief Whip and promoted to
Treasurer of the Household. On 10 September 2020, Andrew stood in for
Jacob Rees-Mogg as
Acting Leader of the House of Commons in Business Questions as Rees-Mogg was self-isolating awaiting the results of a
COVID-19 test on his son. During the
COVID-19 pandemic emergency arrangements, he held a large number of
proxy votes for other Conservative MPs, and at one stage in 2021 personally controlled 333 votes (a majority) in the House of Commons. He did not always cast these proxy votes the same way, instead following the instructions of individual MPs. He was sworn of the
Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 2021.
Minister of State for Housing In a cabinet reshuffle on 8 February 2022, Andrew was appointed
Minister of State for Housing. On 6 July 2022, Andrew resigned from the role of
Minister of State for Housing due to the scandals involving the former
Conservative Party leader and
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, most recently the
Chris Pincher scandal. He stated that "There comes a time when you have to look at your own personal integrity and that time is now. Therefore, given recent events I have no other choice to resign. Our party, particularly our members and more importantly our great country, deserve better". His role includes • Minister for Equalities • Sport • Tourism • Civil Society (including loneliness) • Youth • Ceremonials (including the
Coronation) • Events including
Eurovision,
Unboxed, City of Culture • Arts and Heritage in the Commons. On 27 October 2022, Andrew was appointed to a second ministerial position, as
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities. ==Personal life==