Eddie Hughes
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Walsall North · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall North | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Government | 19 September 2021 | 8 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 16 January 2021 | 19 September 2021 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 January 2021 |
Voting participation
28th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 110 | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 256 | 226 | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 209 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 223 | 92.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 181 | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 951 | 89.0% |
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
joint 586th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 148 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 313 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 2020–2020
8 bill committees served on
- Building Safety Bill 2021
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022
- Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] 2021
- Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 2024
- Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill 2023
- Renters (Reform) Bill 2023
- Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] 2022
- Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill 2022
Hansard activity
211th 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Walsall North
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
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.