Caroline Ansell

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Eastbourne · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.0%
897 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
85 meetings attended
Debate contributions
260
in the 7 year window
Written questions
112
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Caroline Ansell is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Eastbourne, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Eastbourne7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Eastbourne
Eastbourne

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
897

joint 103rd of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Caroline Ansell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 90.0%90.0%2021: 77.7%77.7%2022: 83.3%83.3%2023: 85.9%85.9%2024: 84.3%84.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127107 84.3%
2023256220 85.9%
2022251209 83.3%
2021242188 77.7%
2020190171 90.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068897 84.0%

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
260
Written questions
112
Oral questions
73
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
85

joint 432nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Caroline Ansell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 5520212022: 191920222023: 222220232024: 3535202420252026
Oral questions per year
Caroline Ansell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 171720202021: 242420212022: 202020222023: 101020232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 14 12 35 2 0 0 0
2023 39 25 22 10 0 0 0
2022 72 41 19 20 0 0 0
2021 66 33 5 24 0 0 0
2020 69 38 31 17 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

9 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
260
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
149
distinct debates

394th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Caroline Ansell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 696920202021: 666620212022: 727220222023: 393920232024: 1414202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Caroline Ansell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 383820202021: 333320212022: 414120222023: 252520232024: 1212202420252026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Eastbourne
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
  3. 2022

    • – Joined Education Committee
  4. 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.