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David Johnston

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Wantage · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.0%
961 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
59 meetings attended
Debate contributions
431
in the 7 year window
Written questions
9
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

David Johnston is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Wantage, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Wantage12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Didcot and Wantage

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)Government31 August 20235 July 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
961

20th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

David Johnston 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: 91.7%91.7%2022: 85.3%85.3%2023: 93.8%93.8%2024: 81.9%81.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127104 81.9%
2023256240 93.8%
2022251214 85.3%
2021242222 91.7%
2020190179 94.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068961 90.0%

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
431
Written questions
9
Oral questions
43
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
59

joint 614th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
David Johnston: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 3320202021: 3320212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
David Johnston: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 9920212022: 161620222023: 8820232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 110 26 0 0 0 0 0
2023 97 42 1 8 0 2 0
2022 58 44 2 16 0 0 0
2021 80 62 3 9 0 2 0
2020 86 59 3 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

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
431
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
233
distinct debates

joint 273rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
David Johnston: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 868620202021: 808020212022: 585820222023: 979720232024: 110110202420252026
Debates participated in per year
David Johnston: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 595920202021: 626220212022: 444420222023: 424220232024: 2626202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Wantage
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Education Committee

  3. 2021

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  4. 2023

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

  5. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

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.