Portrait of Claire Young

Claire Young

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Thornbury and Yate · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 3000

Email: claire.young.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, BS37 5PP

Tel: 0207 219 3000

Email: claire.young.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
72.4%
457 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
67 meetings attended
Debate contributions
269
in the 7 year window
Written questions
234
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Claire Young is the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Thornbury and Yate4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Thornbury and Yate
Thornbury and Yate

Voting participation

Participation rate
72.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
457

joint 354th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Claire Young voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 60.3%60.3%2025: 76.4%76.4%2026: 70.8%70.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236167 70.8%
2025322246 76.4%
20247344 60.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631457 72.4%

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
269
Written questions
234
Oral questions
27
Early day motions
17
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
67

joint 315th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Claire Young: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 333320242025: 313120252026: 1701702026
Oral questions per year
Claire Young: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 5520242025: 101020252026: 12122026
Early day motions per year
Claire Young: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 1120242025: 2220252026: 14142026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 110 86 170 12 14 0 0
2025 120 99 31 10 2 0 0
2024 39 34 33 5 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Member 28 October 2024 67 of 67 100.0%
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Member 17 December 2025 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Hansard activity

Contributions
269
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
219
distinct debates

joint 384th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Claire Young: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 393920242025: 12012020252026: 1101102026
Debates participated in per year
Claire Young: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 343420242025: 999920252026: 86862026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Thornbury and Yate
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]

Constituency: Thornbury and Yate

Thornbury and Yate constituency boundary
Area
418.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 3,014
Electorate
78,192 · turnout 68.3%
Postcode areas
BA1, BS10, BS16, BS30, BS32, BS35, BS36, BS37, GL12, GL13, GL9, SN14

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.