Huw Merriman
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Bexhill and Battle · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill and Battle | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Derbyshire |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
Voting participation
46th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 106 | 83.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 218 | 85.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 224 | 89.2% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 181 | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 935 | 87.6% |
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
joint 563rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 114 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 310 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 159 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 83 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 93 | 63 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 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
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 2021–2022
- Transport Committee 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
153rd 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Bexhill and Battle
- – Joined Conservative
- – Joined Transport Committee
2017
- – Joined Transport Committee
2020
- – Became Chair of Transport Committee
- – Joined Transport Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2021
- – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
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.