Chris Clarkson
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Heywood and Middleton · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heywood and Middleton | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon | |||
| Heywood and Middleton | |||
| Wallasey |
Voting participation
5th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 116 | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 256 | 245 | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 228 | 90.8% |
| 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 | 997 | 93.4% |
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 580th 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 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 89 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 71 | 40 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 96 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 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
- Regulatory Reform 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Science and Technology Committee (Commons) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
14 bill committees served on
- British Sign Language Bill 2022
- Charities Bill [HL] 2022
- Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 2022
- Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill 2022
- Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill 2022
- Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill 2021
- Elections Bill 2021
- Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill 2022
- Energy Bill [HL] 2023
- Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill 2022
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021
- Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill 2024
- Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill 2022
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill 2023
Hansard activity
joint 334th of 650 current MPs (3 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 Heywood and Middleton
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Regulatory Reform
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
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.