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Craig Williams

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Montgomeryshire · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
88.9%
949 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
65 meetings attended
Debate contributions
187
in the 7 year window
Written questions
15
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Montgomeryshire12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time
Cardiff North7 May 20153 May 2017Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Cardiff North

Voting participation

Participation rate
88.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
949

31st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Craig Williams voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 93.7%93.7%2021: 92.2%92.2%2022: 86.1%86.1%2023: 89.8%89.8%2024: 78.7%78.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127100 78.7%
2023256230 89.8%
2022251216 86.1%
2021242223 92.2%
2020190178 93.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068949 88.9%

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
187
Written questions
15
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
65

joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Craig Williams: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 8820202021: 4420212022: 3320222023202420252026
Oral questions per year
Craig Williams: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 101020202021: 7720212022: 7720222023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2022 49 28 3 7 0 0 0
2021 64 31 4 7 0 0 0
2020 74 38 8 10 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
187
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
97
distinct debates

477th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Craig Williams: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 747420202021: 646420212022: 494920222023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Craig Williams: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 383820202021: 313120212022: 282820222023202420252026

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 Cardiff North
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2019

    • – Became MP for Montgomeryshire

  3. 2020

    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
    • – Joined International Trade Committee

  4. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee

  5. 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.