Grant Shapps
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Welwyn Hatfield · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welwyn Hatfield | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 May 2005 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welwyn Hatfield | |||
| North Southwark and Bermondsey |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | Government | 31 August 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Government | 7 February 2023 | 31 August 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Government | 25 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Home Secretary | Government | 19 October 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Government | 24 July 2019 | 6 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | Government | 15 July 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
| Minister of State (Department for International Development) | Government | 8 May 2015 | 28 November 2015 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 |
| Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing) | Government | 13 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) | Opposition | 20 December 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Co-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 1 July 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
Voting participation
482nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 67 | 52.8% |
| 2023 | 256 | 133 | 52.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 170 | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 189 | 78.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 141 | 74.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 702 | 65.7% |
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 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 247 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 302 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 301 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 427 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 251 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
40th 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.
2005
- – Became MP for Welwyn Hatfield
- – Joined Conservative
- – Appointed: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
2007
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
2010
- – Became MP for Welwyn Hatfield
- – Left role: Co-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
2012
- – Appointed: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
2015
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for International Development)
- – Left role: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for International Development)
2019
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Transport
2022
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Transport
- – Appointed: Home Secretary
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Home Secretary
2023
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Defence
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Defence
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.