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John Howell

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Henley · in Parliament since 26 June 2008

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.1%
845 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
48 meetings attended
Debate contributions
250
in the 7 year window
Written questions
190
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

John Howell is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Henley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Henley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Henley26 June 20086 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative26 June 200830 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
845

206th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

John Howell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.2%94.2%2021: 92.2%92.2%2022: 60.6%60.6%2023: 68.0%68.0%2024: 90.6%90.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127115 90.6%
2023256174 68.0%
2022251152 60.6%
2021242223 92.2%
2020190179 94.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068845 79.1%

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
250
Written questions
190
Oral questions
17
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
48

joint 352nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
John Howell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 151520202021: 454520212022: 646420222023: 66662023202420252026
Oral questions per year
John Howell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 101020202021: 7720212022: 0020222023: 002023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2023 40 22 66 0 0 0 0
2022 46 22 64 0 0 0 0
2021 60 47 45 7 0 0 0
2020 104 74 15 10 0 1 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

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
250
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
165
distinct debates

joint 404th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
John Howell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 10410420202021: 606020212022: 464620222023: 40402023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
John Howell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 747420202021: 474720212022: 222220222023: 22222023202420252026

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. 2008

    • – Became MP for Henley
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Henley

  3. 2014

    • – Joined Justice Committee

  4. 2015

    • – Joined Justice Committee

  5. 2017

    • – Joined Justice Committee

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
    • – Joined Justice Committee

  7. 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.