Andrew Griffith
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Arundel and South Downs · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Opposition Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel and South Downs | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Arundel and South Downs | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corby | |||
| Corby |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Opposition | 5 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Economic Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) | Government | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit) | Government | 3 February 2022 | 8 July 2022 |
Voting participation
joint 210th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 139 | 58.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 212 | 65.8% |
| 2024 | 200 | 159 | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 214 | 83.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 220 | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 212 | 87.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 180 | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 942 | 88.2% |
| 59th | 631 | 396 | 62.8% |
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
141st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 26 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 183 | 38 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 101 | 30 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 315 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 387 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 64 | 39 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 150 | 102 | 107 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Procedure Committee 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Science and Technology Committee (Commons) 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 60th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2019
- – Became MP for Arundel and South Downs
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit)
- – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)
- – Appointed: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
2023
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Left role: Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
2024
- – Became MP for Arundel and South Downs
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
2026
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Constituency: Arundel and South Downs
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.