MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man to the ground in the street.
The charge against the 55-year-old relates to reports of an assault on a 45-year-old man in Frodsham, Cheshire on 26 October, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The suspended Labour backbencher has been summonsed to appear in court after the charge was authorised, but the date and venue of his first appearance has not yet been confirmed.
A Cheshire Police spokesman said the charge follows reports of an assault on Main Street in the Cheshire town at about 02:48 BST.