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Gordon Henderson

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Sittingbourne and Sheppey · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.6%
903 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
120
in the 7 year window
Written questions
39
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Gordon Henderson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Sittingbourne and Sheppey6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Luton South

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
903

96th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Gordon Henderson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.3%96.3%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 82.9%82.9%2023: 84.8%84.8%2024: 58.3%58.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412774 58.3%
2023256217 84.8%
2022251208 82.9%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190183 96.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068903 84.6%

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
120
Written questions
39
Oral questions
25
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 552nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Gordon Henderson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 1120192020: 151520202021: 8820212022: 8820222023: 1120232024: 66202420252026
Oral questions per year
Gordon Henderson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 6620212022: 3320222023: 7720232024: 33202420252026
Early day motions per year
Gordon Henderson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 34 13 6 3 0 0 0
2023 24 9 1 7 0 0 0
2022 17 6 8 3 1 0 0
2021 25 10 8 6 0 0 0
2020 20 11 15 6 0 0 0
2019 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
120
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
49
distinct debates

joint 558th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Gordon Henderson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 202020202021: 252520212022: 171720222023: 242420232024: 3434202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Gordon Henderson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 111120202021: 101020212022: 6620222023: 9920232024: 1313202420252026

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 Sittingbourne and Sheppey
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2023

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  3. 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.