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Portrait of Dan Norris

Dan Norris

Independent Sitting MP

MP for North East Somerset and Hanham · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: dan.norris.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
66.9%
422 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
11
in the 7 year window
Written questions
338
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Dan Norris is the Independent MP for North East Somerset and Hanham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North East Somerset and Hanham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Wansdyke1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent4 April 2025Present
Labour1 May 19974 April 2025

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Wansdyke
Northavon

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment)Government9 June 20096 May 2010
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government12 June 200113 June 2003

Voting participation

Participation rate
66.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
422

joint 460th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Dan Norris voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 75.3%75.3%2025: 63.7%63.7%2026: 68.6%68.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236162 68.6%
2025322205 63.7%
20247355 75.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631422 66.9%

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
11
Written questions
338
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 247th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Dan Norris: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 313120242025: 19119120252026: 1161162026
Oral questions per year
Dan Norris: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02024: 2220242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 0 0 116 0 0 0 0
2025 3 2 191 0 0 0 0
2024 8 6 31 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
11
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
8
distinct debates

641st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Dan Norris: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0358102024: 8820242025: 3320252026: 002026
Debates participated in per year
Dan Norris: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0358102024: 6620242025: 2220252026: 002026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for Wansdyke
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2001

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  3. 2003

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  4. 2009

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment)

  5. 2010

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment)

  6. 2024

    • – Became MP for North East Somerset and Hanham

  7. 2025

    • – Joined Independent

Constituency: North East Somerset and Hanham

North East Somerset and Hanham constituency boundary
Area
209.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 5,319
Electorate
73,889 · turnout 69.2%
Postcode areas
BA1, BA2, BA3, BS14, BS15, BS30, BS31, BS39, BS40, BS41

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.