Chris Philp
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Croydon South · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Opposition Shadow Home Secretary
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Croydon South | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampstead and Kilburn |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Government | 26 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office | Government | 14 October 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Government | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (London) | Government | 18 December 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 10 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
Voting participation
joint 210th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 150 | 63.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 198 | 61.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 155 | 77.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 226 | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 213 | 84.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 211 | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 940 | 88.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 398 | 63.1% |
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 401st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 27 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 160 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 434 | 66 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 468 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 685 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 496 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 553 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- House of Commons Commission 2024–2024
- Members Estimate Committee 2024–2024
- Modernisation Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Restoration and Renewal Client Board 2024–2024
7 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
5th 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Croydon South
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (London)
2020
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (London)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Appointed: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
- – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)
2024
- – Became MP for Croydon South
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- – Joined House of Commons Commission
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Home Secretary
- – Left role: Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Constituency: Croydon South
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.