7 % ▁were ▁Labour . ▁ ▁Chief ▁Wh ip ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁G ove ' s ▁four - year ▁st int ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Education ▁by ▁former ▁Tre as ury ▁Minister ▁Nick y ▁Morgan ▁in ▁a ▁wide - r anging ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle . ▁G ove ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Government ▁Chief ▁Wh ip , ▁which ▁was ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁dem otion ▁by ▁his ▁det ract ors ; ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁denied ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁case . ▁G ove ▁told ▁BBC ▁News ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁mixed ▁emot ions ▁about ▁starting ▁the ▁new ▁role , ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁privile ge ▁to ▁become ▁Chief ▁Wh ip ▁but ▁that ▁leaving ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education ▁was ▁" a ▁w rench ". ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁£ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pay ▁cut , ▁and ▁a ▁specific ▁media ▁role ▁saw ▁G ove ▁on ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁" more ▁than ▁a ▁traditional ▁Chief ▁Wh ip ▁would ▁be ". ▁He ▁missed ▁his ▁first ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁role , ▁as ▁explained ▁by ▁Sh adow ▁Commons ▁Le ader ▁Ang ela ▁E agle ; ▁" G ove ▁not ▁only ▁lost ▁his ▁first ▁vote ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁to ile t ▁in ▁the ▁wrong