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Douglas Ross

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Moray · in Parliament since 8 June 2017

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
53.0%
566 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
149 meetings attended
Debate contributions
344
in the 7 year window
Written questions
8
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Douglas Ross is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Moray, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Moray8 June 201730 May 2024Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative8 June 201730 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Moray
Moray

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Government WhipGovernment18 December 201914 February 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)Government17 December 201926 May 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
53.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
566

601st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Douglas Ross voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 50.0%50.0%2020: 81.1%81.1%2021: 66.9%66.9%2022: 34.7%34.7%2023: 42.6%42.6%2024: 41.7%41.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412753 41.7%
2023256109 42.6%
202225187 34.7%
2021242162 66.9%
2020190154 81.1%
201921 50.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068566 53.0%

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
344
Written questions
8
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
149

joint 617th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Douglas Ross: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 1120202021: 3320212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Douglas Ross: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 1120202021: 3320212022: 3320222023: 1120232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Douglas Ross: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 40 9 3 1 1 0 0
2023 59 23 1 1 0 0 0
2022 51 18 0 3 0 0 0
2021 48 29 3 3 0 0 0
2020 146 52 1 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
344
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
131
distinct debates

joint 315th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Douglas Ross: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 14614620202021: 484820212022: 515120222023: 595920232024: 4040202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Douglas Ross: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 525220202021: 292920212022: 181820222023: 232320232024: 99202420252026

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. 2017

    • – Became MP for Moray
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2019

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
    • – Appointed: Government Whip

  3. 2020

    • – Left role: Government Whip
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Procedure 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.