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Conor McGinn

Independent Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented St Helens North · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
48.5%
518 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
17 meetings attended
Debate contributions
174
in the 7 year window
Written questions
338
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Conor McGinn is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for St Helens North, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
St Helens North7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent7 December 202230 May 2024
Labour7 May 20157 December 2022

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)Opposition4 December 202122 September 2022
Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinatorOpposition22 June 202122 September 2022
Shadow Minister (Home Office)Opposition10 April 20204 December 2021
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition27 January 202010 April 2020
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition18 September 20159 October 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
48.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
518

618th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Conor McGinn voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 69.5%69.5%2021: 81.4%81.4%2022: 44.6%44.6%2023: 20.7%20.7%2024: 17.3%17.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412722 17.3%
202325653 20.7%
2022251112 44.6%
2021242197 81.4%
2020190132 69.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068518 48.5%

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

Debate contributions
174
Written questions
338
Oral questions
1
Early day motions
8
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
17

joint 247th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Conor McGinn: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 11911920202021: 868620212022: 666620222023: 515120232024: 1616202420252026
Oral questions per year
Conor McGinn: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Conor McGinn: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 6620232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 12 6 16 0 1 0 0
2023 9 6 51 0 6 0 0
2022 14 7 66 0 0 0 0
2021 28 24 86 0 0 0 1
2020 111 39 119 1 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Independent average 100.0%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
174
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
82
distinct debates

joint 490th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Conor McGinn: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 11111120202021: 282820212022: 141420222023: 9920232024: 1212202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Conor McGinn: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 393920202021: 242420212022: 7720222023: 6620232024: 66202420252026

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 St Helens North
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  2. 2016

    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2017

    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Regulatory Reform

  4. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Regulatory Reform
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  5. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)

  6. 2022

    • – Left role: Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
    • – Joined Independent

  7. 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.