Boris Johnson

Conservative Former MP · left 12 June 2023

Represented Uxbridge and South Ruislip · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
28.5%
229 of 804 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
4,765
in the 7 year window
Written questions
0
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, and left the Commons on 12 June 2023.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Uxbridge and South Ruislip7 May 201512 June 2023Elected 3 times
Henley7 June 20014 June 2008Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 June 200112 June 2023

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Clwyd South

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the UnionGovernment24 July 20196 September 2022
Leader of the Conservative PartyOther23 July 20195 September 2022
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsGovernment13 July 20169 July 2018
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)Opposition9 December 200516 July 2007
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)Opposition1 April 200413 November 2004
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 July 20031 July 2004

Voting participation

Participation rate
28.5%
Eligible divisions
804
Divisions voted
229

638th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Boris Johnson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 33.2%33.2%2021: 61.2%61.2%2022: 5.6%5.6%2023: 1.7%1.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
20231192 1.7%
202225114 5.6%
2021242148 61.2%
202019063 33.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th804229 28.5%

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
4,765
Written questions
0
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Oral questions per year
Boris Johnson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 222023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2023 12 9 0 2 0 0 0
2022 1,329 47 0 0 0 0 0
2021 1,617 54 0 0 0 0 0
2020 1,782 67 0 0 0 0 0
2019 25 3 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
4,765
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
180
distinct debates

3rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Boris Johnson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05001,0001,5002,0002019: 252520192020: 1,7821,78220202021: 1,6171,61720212022: 1,3291,32920222023: 12122023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Boris Johnson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 3320192020: 676720202021: 545420212022: 474720222023: 992023202420252026

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. 2001

    • – Became MP for Henley
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2003

    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
  3. 2004

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
  4. 2005

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
  5. 2007

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
  6. 2015

    • – Became MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
  7. 2016

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  8. 2018

    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  9. 2019

    • – Appointed: Leader of the Conservative Party
    • – Appointed: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
  10. 2022

    • – Left role: Leader of the Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
  11. 2023

    • – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Chiltern))

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.