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Andrew Bridgen

Independent Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented North West Leicestershire · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
77.6%
829 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
378
in the 7 year window
Written questions
202
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Andrew Bridgen is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for North West Leicestershire, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North West Leicestershire6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent20 December 202330 May 2024
The Reclaim Party10 May 202320 December 2023
Independent11 January 202310 May 2023
Conservative6 May 201011 January 2023

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North West Leicestershire

Voting participation

Participation rate
77.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
829

246th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Andrew Bridgen voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.8%96.8%2021: 74.8%74.8%2022: 90.0%90.0%2023: 62.9%62.9%2024: 59.1%59.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412775 59.1%
2023256161 62.9%
2022251226 90.0%
2021242181 74.8%
2020190184 96.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068829 77.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
378
Written questions
202
Oral questions
33
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

340th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Andrew Bridgen: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 111120202021: 414120212022: 474720222023: 535320232024: 5050202420252026
Oral questions per year
Andrew Bridgen: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 2220202021: 4420212022: 111120222023: 8820232024: 88202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 89 53 50 8 0 0 0
2023 127 88 53 8 0 1 0
2022 99 64 47 11 0 0 0
2021 29 23 41 4 0 0 0
2020 34 25 11 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
378
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
253
distinct debates

joint 298th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Andrew Bridgen: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 343420202021: 292920212022: 999920222023: 12712720232024: 8989202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Andrew Bridgen: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 252520202021: 232320212022: 646420222023: 888820232024: 5353202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2010

    • – Became MP for North West Leicestershire
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2023

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Joined The Reclaim Party
    • – Joined Independent

  3. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.