Brendan Clarke-Smith
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Bassetlaw · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassetlaw | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassetlaw |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 28 November 2023 | 16 January 2024 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
Voting participation
2nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 118 | 92.9% |
| 2023 | 256 | 248 | 96.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 232 | 92.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 220 | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 188 | 99.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 1,008 | 94.4% |
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 520th 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 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 98 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 53 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 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
- Education Committee 2021–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- European Scrutiny Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Home Affairs Committee 2024–2024
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- International Development Committee 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Standing Orders Committee (Commons) 2021–2024
10 bill committees served on
- Building Safety Bill 2021
- Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2023
- Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill 2023
- Football Governance Bill 2024
- Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill 2022
- Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill 2023
- Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill 2024
- Procurement Bill [HL] 2023
- Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill 2021
- Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] 2022
Hansard activity
joint 382nd 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 Bassetlaw
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
- – Joined International Development Committee
2021
- – Joined Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Education Committee
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2023
- – Appointed: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
2024
- – Left role: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
- – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
- – Joined Home Affairs Committee
- – 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.