Dominic Raab

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Esher and Walton · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
36.1%
386 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
1,686
in the 7 year window
Written questions
6
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Dominic Raab is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Esher and Walton6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Deputy Prime MinisterGovernment25 October 202221 April 2023
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for JusticeGovernment25 October 202221 April 2023
Deputy Prime MinisterGovernment15 September 20216 September 2022
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for JusticeGovernment15 September 20216 September 2022
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of StateGovernment2 September 202015 September 2021
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of StateGovernment24 July 20192 September 2020
Secretary of State for Exiting the European UnionGovernment9 July 201815 November 2018
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)Government9 January 20189 July 2018
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)Government13 June 20179 January 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)Government13 May 201516 July 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
36.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
386

635th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Dominic Raab voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 39.0%39.0%2021: 72.7%72.7%2022: 32.7%32.7%2023: 14.1%14.1%2024: 12.6%12.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412716 12.6%
202325636 14.1%
202225182 32.7%
2021242176 72.7%
202019074 39.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068386 36.1%

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
1,686
Written questions
6
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 622nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Dominic Raab: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 6620232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
2023 163 37 6 0 0 1 1
2022 316 25 0 0 0 1 0
2021 431 34 0 0 0 2 0
2020 765 42 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,686
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
149
distinct debates

28th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Dominic Raab: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02505007501,00020192020: 76576520202021: 43143120212022: 31631620222023: 16316320232024: 1111202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Dominic Raab: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 424220202021: 343420212022: 252520222023: 373720232024: 1111202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Esher and Walton
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2015

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
  3. 2016

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
  4. 2017

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
  5. 2018

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
  6. 2019

    • – Appointed: Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State
  7. 2020

    • – Appointed: Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State
    • – Left role: Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State
  8. 2021

    • – Appointed: Deputy Prime Minister
    • – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
    • – Left role: Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State
  9. 2022

    • – Left role: Deputy Prime Minister
    • – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
    • – Appointed: Deputy Prime Minister
    • – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  10. 2023

    • – Left role: Deputy Prime Minister
    • – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
  11. 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.