Chris Elmore
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bridgend · in Parliament since 5 May 2016
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Ogmore | 5 May 2016 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 May 2016 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 10 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 22 July 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Scotland) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 October 2016 | 30 May 2024 |
Voting participation
269th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 102 | 43.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 268 | 83.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 159 | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 208 | 81.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 208 | 82.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 138 | 72.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 858 | 80.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 440 | 69.7% |
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
300th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 65 | 47 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 108 | 55 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 83 | 59 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 145 | 101 | 102 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Privileges 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Committee of Selection 2024–2025
- Committee on Standards 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2017–2019, 2020–2020
- Foreign Affairs Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- Modernisation Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Procedure Committee 2017–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
7 bill committees served on
- British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill 2024
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill 2024
- National Security Bill 2022
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 2024
- Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 2024
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2022
- Public Order Bill 2022
Hansard activity
209th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2016
- – Became MP for Ogmore
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2017
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2020
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Scotland)
- – Joined Committee of Privileges
- – Joined Committee on Standards
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Scotland)
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2024
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Became MP for Bridgend
- – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
2025
- – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Constituency: Bridgend
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.