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Dame Maria Miller

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Basingstoke · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
81.6%
871 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
27 meetings attended
Debate contributions
683
in the 7 year window
Written questions
30
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Dame Maria Miller is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Basingstoke, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Basingstoke6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Basingstoke5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 200530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Basingstoke
Wolverhampton North East

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister for Women and EqualitiesGovernment15 October 20129 April 2014
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportGovernment6 September 20129 April 2014
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)Government17 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families)Opposition3 July 20076 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)Opposition6 November 20063 July 2007
Shadow Minister (Education)Opposition10 May 20056 November 2006

Voting participation

Participation rate
81.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
871

155th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Dame Maria Miller voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 90.5%90.5%2021: 87.2%87.2%2022: 85.3%85.3%2023: 67.2%67.2%2024: 78.7%78.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127100 78.7%
2023256172 67.2%
2022251214 85.3%
2021242211 87.2%
2020190172 90.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068871 81.6%

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
683
Written questions
30
Oral questions
26
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
11
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
27

joint 564th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Dame Maria Miller: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 2220202021: 5520212022: 101020222023: 131320232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Dame Maria Miller: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 7720202021: 101020212022: 5520222023: 2220232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 62 23 0 2 0 0 0
2023 98 45 13 2 0 5 0
2022 195 89 10 5 0 1 0
2021 148 65 5 10 0 4 0
2020 178 72 2 7 0 1 0
2019 2 1 0 0 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

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
683
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
295
distinct debates

joint 176th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Dame Maria Miller: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 17817820202021: 14814820212022: 19519520222023: 989820232024: 6262202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Dame Maria Miller: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 727220202021: 656520212022: 898920222023: 454520232024: 2323202420252026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for Basingstoke
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)

  2. 2006

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)

  3. 2007

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

  4. 2010

    • – Became MP for Basingstoke
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

  5. 2012

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • – Appointed: Minister for Women and Equalities

  6. 2014

    • – Left role: Minister for Women and Equalities
    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

  7. 2020

    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

  8. 2022

    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2022)

  9. 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.