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Craig Whittaker

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Calder Valley · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.9%
928 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
17 meetings attended
Debate contributions
178
in the 7 year window
Written questions
93
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Craig Whittaker is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Calder Valley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Calder Valley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)Government7 September 202227 October 2022
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government8 July 20227 September 2022
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government20 September 202110 February 2022
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government16 April 201910 September 2019
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government9 January 201816 April 2019
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government15 June 20179 January 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
928

53rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Craig Whittaker voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.2%94.2%2021: 92.6%92.6%2022: 82.1%82.1%2023: 84.0%84.0%2024: 80.3%80.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127102 80.3%
2023256215 84.0%
2022251206 82.1%
2021242224 92.6%
2020190179 94.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068928 86.9%

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
178
Written questions
93
Oral questions
25
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
2
Committee meetings attended
17

joint 456th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Craig Whittaker: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 262620202021: 505020212022: 4420222023: 4420232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Craig Whittaker: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 111120202021: 121220212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 4 3 9 1 0 0 0
2023 16 10 4 0 0 0 2
2022 24 12 4 1 0 0 0
2021 89 27 50 12 0 0 0
2020 45 31 26 11 0 0 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

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
178
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
83
distinct debates

485th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Craig Whittaker: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 454520202021: 898920212022: 242420222023: 161620232024: 44202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Craig Whittaker: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 272720212022: 121220222023: 101020232024: 33202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Calder Valley
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection

  4. 2019

    • – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

  5. 2020

    • – Joined Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

  6. 2021

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  7. 2022

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Left role: Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

  8. 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.