James Heappey
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Wells · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) | Government | 6 September 2022 | 26 March 2024 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 16 December 2019 | 7 July 2022 |
Voting participation
365th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 94 | 74.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 190 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 140 | 55.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 195 | 80.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 150 | 79.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 771 | 72.2% |
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
629th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 180 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 234 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 123 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 110 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
171st 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 Wells
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2024
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
- – 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.