Jo Churchill
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Bury St Edmunds · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds | 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 (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 8 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 26 July 2019 | 16 September 2021 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 26 July 2019 |
Voting participation
28th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 113 | 89.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 241 | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 191 | 76.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 219 | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 185 | 97.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 951 | 89.0% |
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 614th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 225 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 189 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 241 | 61 | 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
- Committee of Selection 2022–2023
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
161st 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 Bury St Edmunds
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
2023
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
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.