Antony Higginbotham
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Burnley · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley |
Voting participation
61st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 113 | 89.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 193 | 75.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 209 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 218 | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 188 | 99.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 923 | 86.4% |
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
joint 539th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 117 | 83 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 82 | 64 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Committee 2021–2022 · attendance 100.0%
8 bill committees served on
- Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] 2023
- Health and Care Bill 2021
- High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) 2022
- Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2023
- Judicial Review and Courts Bill 2021
- National Security Bill 2022
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021
- Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] 2022
Hansard activity
370th of 650 current MPs · 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 Burnley
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2021
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2023
- – Joined Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
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.