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Ian Paisley

Democratic Unionist Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented North Antrim · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
42.9%
458 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
75 meetings attended
Debate contributions
683
in the 7 year window
Written questions
141
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Ian Paisley is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Democratic Unionist Party MP for North Antrim, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Antrim6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Democratic Unionist Party18 September 201830 May 2024
Independent24 July 201818 September 2018
Democratic Unionist Party6 May 201024 July 2018

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North Antrim

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)Opposition8 May 201530 May 2024
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition8 May 201530 May 2024
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)Opposition8 May 20158 June 2017
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition6 May 201030 March 2015
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)Opposition6 May 201030 March 2015

Voting participation

Participation rate
42.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
458

630th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Democratic Unionist Party average 63.6%

Participation by year

Ian Paisley voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 47.4%47.4%2021: 66.5%66.5%2022: 37.9%37.9%2023: 30.9%30.9%2024: 24.4%24.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412731 24.4%
202325679 30.9%
202225195 37.9%
2021242161 66.5%
202019090 47.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068458 42.9%

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
683
Written questions
141
Oral questions
27
Early day motions
7
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
15
Committee meetings attended
75

398th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Democratic Unionist Party average 2,070

Written questions per year
Ian Paisley: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 404020202021: 191920212022: 323220222023: 272720232024: 2323202420252026
Oral questions per year
Ian Paisley: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 6620212022: 7720222023: 8820232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Ian Paisley: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 2220232024: 33202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 59 27 23 0 3 0 0
2023 157 60 27 8 2 0 2
2022 177 78 32 7 1 2 2
2021 144 80 19 6 0 0 11
2020 143 82 40 6 1 0 0
2019 3 2 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% · Democratic Unionist Party average 100.0%

Committee membership history

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
683
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
329
distinct debates

joint 176th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Democratic Unionist Party average 2,322

Contributions per year
Ian Paisley: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 3320192020: 14314320202021: 14414420212022: 17717720222023: 15715720232024: 5959202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Ian Paisley: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 2220192020: 828220202021: 808020212022: 787820222023: 606020232024: 2727202420252026

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

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
    • – Became MP for North Antrim
    • – Joined Democratic Unionist Party
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

  2. 2015

    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

  3. 2016

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  4. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

  5. 2018

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Joined Democratic Unionist Party

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

  7. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – 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.