Dean Russell
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Watford · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | |||
| Luton South | |||
| Luton North |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Government | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
Voting participation
32nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 110 | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 256 | 206 | 80.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 224 | 89.2% |
| 2021 | 242 | 220 | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 185 | 97.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 947 | 88.7% |
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
410th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 82 | 47 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 183 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 58 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 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
- Health and Social Care Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Human Rights (Joint Committee) 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2020–2024
12 bill committees served on
- Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] 2021
- Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 2023
- Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill 2022
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2023
- Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) 2021
- Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill 2022
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022
- National Insurance Contributions Bill 2021
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022
- Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill 2022
- Online Safety Bill 2022
- Renters (Reform) Bill 2023
Hansard activity
joint 284th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2019
- – Became MP for Watford
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
- – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
- – Became Chair of Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
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.