25 October 2012 Last updated at 12:08 ET

Quiz: Match the MP and their dog

By Ed Lowther BBC News

MPs and their hounds have braved inclement weather to take part in the 20th annual Westminster dog show.

The field was dominated by Conservative MPs once again, and despite the best efforts of a smattering of Lib Dem and Labour MPs, the "dog of the year" accolade was handed to Tory MP Charlie Elphicke.

Dog welfare charities Dogs Trust and the Kennel Club are the brains behind the contest. "Westminster dog of the year is a light-hearted way to encourage discussion on serious dog welfare issues needing urgent attention," the Kennel Club's Caroline Kisko has said.

Can you match the MP with their dog?
1. Laurence Robertson, the Conservative MP for Tewkesbury	a. Popcorn
2. Charlie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover and Deal	b. Otto
3. Tessa Munt, the Lib Dem MP for Wells	c. Boris
4. Lindsay Hoyle, deputy Commons Speaker and Labour MP for Chorley	d. William
5. Edward Leigh, the Conservative MP for Gainsborough	e. Gordon
6. Angie Bray, the Conservative MP for Ealing Central and Acton	f. Star
7. Steve Brine, the Conservative MP for Winchester	g. Sausage
8. Alec Shelbrooke, the Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell	h. Poppy
9. Gregory Barker, the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle	i. Bella

Check your answers below:
	1g. Laurence Robertson and Sausage
	2f. Triumphant Charlie Elphicke with the winning dog, Star. "I'm over the moon," he says. "Today she's really lived up to her name."
	3i. Tessa Munt and Bella
	4e. Lindsay Hoyle and Gordon. "He's more likely to chew the mobile than throw it," Mr Hoyle says cryptically. "He's got a clunking paw, rather than a clunking fist."
	5d. Edward Leigh and William
	6h. Angie Bray and Poppy
	7a. Steve Brine and Popcorn
	8c. Alec Shelbrooke and Boris. "He's quite madcap," Mr Shelbrooke says of the London Mayor's namesake.
	9b. Gregory Barker and Otto. "I suppose he is named after Bismarck," Mr Barker confides. "We call him Otto von Dachshund."