Dr Andrew Murrison
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for South West Wiltshire · in Parliament since 7 June 2001
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 01225 358584
Email: murrisona@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Wiltshire | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| South West Wiltshire | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Westbury | 7 June 2001 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 June 2001 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 30 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) | Government | 9 May 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 3 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) | Opposition | 10 November 2003 | 3 July 2007 |
Voting participation
joint 158th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 202 | 85.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 243 | 75.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 166 | 83.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 218 | 85.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 181 | 72.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 152 | 80.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 882 | 82.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 498 | 78.9% |
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
joint 384th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 210 | 127 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 239 | 184 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 139 | 72 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 162 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 109 | 62 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 121 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee (Commons) | Member | 25 November 2024 | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
| Panel of Chairs | Member | 27 November 2024 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Hansard activity
75th of 650 current MPs · 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.
2001
- – Became MP for Westbury
- – Joined Conservative
2003
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health)
2007
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health)
2010
- – Became MP for South West Wiltshire
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2012
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2014
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2015
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2019
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2020
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2024
- – Became MP for South West Wiltshire
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
- – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
Constituency: South West Wiltshire
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.