Iain Stewart

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Milton Keynes South · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
89.8%
959 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
92 meetings attended
Debate contributions
277
in the 7 year window
Written questions
16
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Iain Stewart is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Milton Keynes South6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Buckingham and Bletchley
Milton Keynes South West
Milton Keynes South West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)Government2 June 20208 September 2022
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government17 December 20192 June 2020
Assistant WhipGovernment26 July 201817 December 2019

Voting participation

Participation rate
89.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
959

21st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Iain Stewart voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 97.9%97.9%2021: 86.0%86.0%2022: 82.5%82.5%2023: 94.9%94.9%2024: 89.0%89.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127113 89.0%
2023256243 94.9%
2022251207 82.5%
2021242208 86.0%
2020190186 97.9%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068959 89.8%

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
277
Written questions
16
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
92

joint 590th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Iain Stewart: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 151520232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Iain Stewart: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 4420222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 12 10 0 0 0 0 0
2023 28 23 15 1 0 0 0
2022 92 30 1 4 0 0 0
2021 95 30 0 0 0 0 0
2020 49 14 0 0 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
277
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
108
distinct debates

377th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Iain Stewart: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 494920202021: 959520212022: 929220222023: 282820232024: 1212202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Iain Stewart: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 141420202021: 303020212022: 303020222023: 232320232024: 1010202420252026

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 Milton Keynes South
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Transport Committee
  2. 2015

    • – Joined Transport Committee
  3. 2017

    • – Joined Transport Committee
  4. 2018

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  5. 2019

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
  6. 2020

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
  7. 2022

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
    • – Became Chair of Transport Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
    • – Joined Transport Committee
  8. 2023

    • – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
  9. 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.