Johnny Mercer
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Plymouth, Moor View · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth, Moor View | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Moor View |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) | Government | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence) | Government | 28 July 2019 | 20 April 2021 |
Voting participation
507th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 89 | 70.1% |
| 2023 | 256 | 197 | 77.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 145 | 57.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 91 | 37.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 159 | 83.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 683 | 64.0% |
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 570th 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 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 187 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 116 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 152 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 384 | 62 | 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%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
134th 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 Plymouth, Moor View
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
2021
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
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.