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Derek Thomas

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented St Ives · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.3%
900 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
121 meetings attended
Debate contributions
189
in the 7 year window
Written questions
273
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Derek Thomas is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for St Ives, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
St Ives7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
St Ives

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.3%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
900

99th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Derek Thomas voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 89.0%89.0%2021: 90.9%90.9%2022: 77.7%77.7%2023: 81.6%81.6%2024: 82.7%82.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127105 82.7%
2023256209 81.6%
2022251195 77.7%
2021242220 90.9%
2020190169 89.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068900 84.3%

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
189
Written questions
273
Oral questions
8
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
121

293rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Derek Thomas: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 313120202021: 9920212022: 616120222023: 12512520232024: 4747202420252026
Oral questions per year
Derek Thomas: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 5520222023: 0020232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 17 14 47 2 0 1 0
2023 36 22 125 0 0 0 0
2022 46 28 61 5 0 0 0
2021 50 32 9 0 0 0 0
2020 40 31 31 1 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
189
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
127
distinct debates

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

Contributions per year
Derek Thomas: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 404020202021: 505020212022: 464620222023: 363620232024: 1717202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Derek Thomas: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 323220212022: 282820222023: 222220232024: 1414202420252026

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 St Ives
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

  3. 2023

    • – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

  4. 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.