Chris Curtis (born 17 March 1994) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Milton Keynes North Milton Keynes North is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 gener ...

since

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Early life and Personal Life

Curtis is from

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. He graduated from the

University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of ...

in 2015 with a

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(BA) in Politics. He is also a

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enthusiast.

Career

Curtis is a pollster by profession and worked as a Political Research Manager for

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. He was a political researcher for them in 2017. He was also Head of Political Polling at

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. In 2022, he alleged his former employer had stopped him from publishing the findings of a survey following a TV debate during the 2017 election campaign. He clarified his position after YouGov founder

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was forced to deny he had wielded any influence. Prior to being elected to Parliament, Curtis worked for think tank

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. In November 2024, Curtis voted in favour of the

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, which proposes to legalise

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* * 1994 births Living people Alumni of the University of Exeter UK MPs 2024–present Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Pollsters People from Milton Keynes Politicians from Buckinghamshire {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub