Jacob Young

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Redcar · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.4%
976 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
730
in the 7 year window
Written questions
18
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Jacob Young is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Redcar, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Redcar12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Redcar
Middlesbrough
Redcar

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)Government18 September 20235 July 2024
Assistant WhipGovernment20 September 202218 September 2023

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
976

12th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Jacob Young voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 93.7%93.7%2021: 91.3%91.3%2022: 90.0%90.0%2023: 96.5%96.5%2024: 80.3%80.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127102 80.3%
2023256247 96.5%
2022251226 90.0%
2021242221 91.3%
2020190178 93.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068976 91.4%

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
730
Written questions
18
Oral questions
54
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 587th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Jacob Young: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 8820212022: 6620222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Jacob Young: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 242420202021: 181820212022: 121220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 108 26 0 0 0 0 0
2023 274 26 0 0 0 0 0
2022 103 63 6 12 0 0 0
2021 131 104 8 18 0 0 0
2020 114 76 4 24 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

11 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
730
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
295
distinct debates

162nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Jacob Young: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 11411420202021: 13113120212022: 10310320222023: 27427420232024: 108108202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Jacob Young: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year05010015020020192020: 767620202021: 10410420212022: 636320222023: 262620232024: 2626202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Redcar
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2020

    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
  3. 2022

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  4. 2023

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
  5. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

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.