Clive Lewis

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Norwich South · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 2700

Email: clive.lewis.mp@parliament.uk

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Constituency Office

Tel: 0207 219 2700

Email: casework@clivelewis.org

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.2%
1,158 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
92 meetings attended
Debate contributions
245
in the 7 year window
Written questions
526
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Clive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich South, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Norwich South4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Norwich South7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour7 May 2015Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Treasury)Opposition12 January 201810 April 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyOpposition6 October 20168 February 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceOpposition27 June 20166 October 2016
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)Opposition18 September 201527 June 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.2%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,158

436th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Clive Lewis voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 67.9%67.9%2021: 87.2%87.2%2022: 73.7%73.7%2023: 71.1%71.1%2024: 62.5%62.5%2025: 67.7%67.7%2026: 44.9%44.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236106 44.9%
2025322218 67.7%
2024200125 62.5%
2023256182 71.1%
2022251185 73.7%
2021242211 87.2%
2020190129 67.9%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068769 72.0%
59th631389 61.7%

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

Debate contributions
245
Written questions
526
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
24
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
92

174th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Clive Lewis: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 525220202021: 888820212022: 393920222023: 484820232024: 13113120242025: 10610620252026: 62622026
Oral questions per year
Clive Lewis: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 3320202021: 5520212022: 0020222023: 3320232024: 2220242025: 0020252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
Clive Lewis: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 3320212022: 1120222023: 2220232024: 3320242025: 4420252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 16 11 62 0 7 0 0
2025 66 18 106 0 4 0 0
2024 27 16 131 2 3 1 0
2023 23 14 48 3 2 0 0
2022 68 28 39 0 1 1 0
2021 29 20 88 5 3 0 0
2020 16 11 52 3 4 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
245
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
118
distinct debates

joint 407th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Clive Lewis: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 161620202021: 292920212022: 686820222023: 232320232024: 272720242025: 666620252026: 16162026
Debates participated in per year
Clive Lewis: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 202020212022: 282820222023: 141420232024: 161620242025: 181820252026: 11112026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Norwich South
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
  2. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
  3. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  4. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
  5. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Treasury)
  6. 2022

    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
  7. 2023

    • – Joined Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
  8. 2024

    • – Became MP for Norwich South

Constituency: Norwich South

Norwich South constituency boundary
Area
30.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 13,239
Electorate
76,296 · turnout 59.1%
Postcode areas
NR1, NR2, NR3, NR4, NR5, NR6, NR7, NR99

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.