Dr Dan Poulter
Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 27 April 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 27 April 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 30 March 2015 |
Voting participation
339th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 44 | 34.7% |
| 2023 | 256 | 198 | 77.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 157 | 62.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 200 | 82.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 178 | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 779 | 72.9% |
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
200th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | 34 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 22 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 20 | 196 | 7 | 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% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- International Development Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 474th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2010
- – Became MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- – Joined Conservative
2012
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
2015
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
2020
- – Joined International Development Committee
- – Joined International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
2023
- – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
2024
- – Joined Labour
- – 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.