Chris Heaton-Harris
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Daventry · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daventry | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester South | |||
| Leicester South |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Government | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip | Government | 8 February 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 19 December 2021 | 8 February 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Government | 25 July 2019 | 19 December 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) | Government | 9 July 2018 | 3 April 2019 |
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 15 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 17 July 2016 | 15 June 2017 |
Voting participation
433rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 78 | 61.4% |
| 2023 | 256 | 105 | 41.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 177 | 70.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 165 | 86.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 731 | 68.5% |
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
joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 214 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 145 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 106 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 131 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
171st of 650 current MPs · 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Daventry
- – Joined Conservative
2016
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2017
- – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2018
- – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
- – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
2019
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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.