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Chris Loder

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented West Dorset · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.4%
933 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
189 meetings attended
Debate contributions
321
in the 7 year window
Written questions
71
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Chris Loder is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Dorset, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
West Dorset12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
West Dorset

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
933

47th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Chris Loder voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 98.4%98.4%2021: 89.3%89.3%2022: 80.1%80.1%2023: 91.8%91.8%2024: 72.4%72.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412792 72.4%
2023256235 91.8%
2022251201 80.1%
2021242216 89.3%
2020190187 98.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068933 87.4%

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

Debate contributions
321
Written questions
71
Oral questions
53
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
189

joint 481st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Chris Loder: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 8820202021: 444420212022: 7720222023: 6620232024: 66202420252026
Oral questions per year
Chris Loder: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 151520202021: 141420212022: 151520222023: 8820232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Chris Loder: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 10 4 6 1 0 0 0
2023 86 31 6 8 0 0 0
2022 86 36 7 15 0 0 0
2021 59 38 44 14 1 0 0
2020 80 43 8 15 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
321
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
152
distinct debates

333rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Chris Loder: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 808020202021: 595920212022: 868620222023: 868620232024: 1010202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Chris Loder: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 434320202021: 383820212022: 363620222023: 313120232024: 44202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for West Dorset
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Transport Committee

  3. 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.