Gillian Keegan
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Chichester · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichester | |||
| St Helens South and Whiston |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education | Government | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
71st 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 | 197 | 77.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 204 | 81.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 222 | 91.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 178 | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 913 | 85.5% |
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
628th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 337 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 153 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 159 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 76 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
- Down Syndrome Bill 2022
Hansard activity
142nd 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 Chichester
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2022
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Education
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.