Graham Stuart

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Beverley and Holderness · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 01482 679687

Email: grahamstuartmp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

9 Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9AX

Tel: 01482 679687

Email: grahamstuartmp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
71.0%
1,206 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
1,753
in the 7 year window
Written questions
135
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Graham Stuart is the Conservative MP for Beverley and Holderness, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Beverley and Holderness4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Beverley and Holderness6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Beverley and Holderness5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 2005Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Cambridge

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)Government7 February 202312 April 2024
Minister of State (Minister for Climate)Government6 September 20227 February 2023
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)Government7 July 20226 September 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)Government9 January 201816 September 2021
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government17 July 20169 January 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
71.0%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,206

joint 385th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Graham Stuart voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 75.3%75.3%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 72.5%72.5%2023: 70.7%70.7%2024: 81.0%81.0%2025: 57.1%57.1%2026: 56.4%56.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236133 56.4%
2025322184 57.1%
2024200162 81.0%
2023256181 70.7%
2022251182 72.5%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190143 75.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068838 78.5%
59th631368 58.3%

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
1,753
Written questions
135
Oral questions
20
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 406th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Graham Stuart: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 151520222023: 0020232024: 212120242025: 424220252026: 57572026
Oral questions per year
Graham Stuart: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 3320242025: 101020252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 262 71 57 4 0 0 0
2025 386 120 42 10 0 0 0
2024 257 58 21 3 0 0 0
2023 468 61 0 0 0 0 0
2022 211 40 15 2 0 0 0
2021 70 26 0 1 0 0 0
2020 99 35 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Panel of Chairs Member 29 January 2025 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,753
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
411
distinct debates

25th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Graham Stuart: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 999920202021: 707020212022: 21121120222023: 46846820232024: 25725720242025: 38638620252026: 2622622026
Debates participated in per year
Graham Stuart: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year05010015020020192020: 353520202021: 262620212022: 404020222023: 616120232024: 585820242025: 12012020252026: 71712026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for Beverley and Holderness
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Beverley and Holderness
  3. 2016

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
  4. 2018

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
  5. 2021

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade)
  6. 2022

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Minister for Climate)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
  7. 2023

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Minister for Climate)
  8. 2024

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
    • – Became MP for Beverley and Holderness
  9. 2025

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

Constituency: Beverley and Holderness

Beverley and Holderness constituency boundary
Area
709.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 124
Electorate
71,994 · turnout 62.4%
Postcode areas
HU11, HU12, HU16, HU17, HU19, HU6, HU7, HU8, YO25, YO43

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.