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Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Surrey Heath · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: al.pinkerton.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.2%
430 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
8 meetings attended
Debate contributions
305
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,631
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Dr Al Pinkerton is the Liberal Democrat MP for Surrey Heath, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Surrey Heath4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)Opposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
430

joint 437th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Dr Al Pinkerton voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 53.4%53.4%2025: 71.7%71.7%2026: 67.8%67.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236160 67.8%
2025322231 71.7%
20247339 53.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631430 68.2%

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
305
Written questions
1,631
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
14
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
8

40th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Dr Al Pinkerton: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02505007501,0002024: 363620242025: 96696620252026: 6296292026
Oral questions per year
Dr Al Pinkerton: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 101020252026: 772026
Early day motions per year
Dr Al Pinkerton: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 3320252026: 11112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 126 81 629 7 11 0 0
2025 153 102 966 10 3 2 0
2024 26 21 36 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Ecclesiastical Committee Member 5 November 2024 8 of 8 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
305
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
204
distinct debates

349th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Dr Al Pinkerton: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 262620242025: 15315320252026: 1261262026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Al Pinkerton: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 212120242025: 10210220252026: 81812026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Surrey Heath
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)

Constituency: Surrey Heath

Surrey Heath constituency boundary
Area
131.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 5,640
Electorate
71,934 · turnout 66.4%
Postcode areas
GU12, GU15, GU16, GU18, GU19, GU20, GU21, GU24, GU3, SL5

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.