Gareth Johnson

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Dartford · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.6%
968 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
164
in the 7 year window
Written questions
60
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Gareth Johnson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Dartford, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dartford6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Dartford
Dartford
Lewisham West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)Government20 September 202227 October 2022
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government9 February 202220 September 2022
Assistant WhipGovernment20 September 20219 February 2022
Assistant WhipGovernment5 November 201814 January 2019

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
968

15th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Gareth Johnson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.2%94.2%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 91.6%91.6%2023: 91.4%91.4%2024: 81.9%81.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127104 81.9%
2023256234 91.4%
2022251230 91.6%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190179 94.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068968 90.6%

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
164
Written questions
60
Oral questions
17
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

joint 508th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Gareth Johnson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 272720202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 313120232024: 22202420252026
Oral questions per year
Gareth Johnson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 3320202021: 2220212022: 3320222023: 7720232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 23 8 2 2 0 0 0
2023 33 19 31 7 0 2 0
2022 45 16 0 3 0 0 0
2021 21 16 0 2 0 1 0
2020 42 29 27 3 0 1 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
164
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
88
distinct debates

joint 505th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Gareth Johnson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 424220202021: 212120212022: 454520222023: 333320232024: 2323202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Gareth Johnson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 292920202021: 161620212022: 161620222023: 191920232024: 88202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Dartford
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2018

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  3. 2019

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
  4. 2021

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
  6. 2023

    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
  7. 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.