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Jonathan Edwards

Independent Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Carmarthen East and Dinefwr · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.4%
816 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
455
in the 7 year window
Written questions
529
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Jonathan Edwards is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent23 May 202030 May 2024
Plaid Cymru6 May 201023 May 2020

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Opposition14 July 201623 May 2020
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Intervention)Opposition8 May 201523 May 2020
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)Opposition18 June 201014 July 2016
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)Opposition18 June 201030 March 2015
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition18 June 201030 March 2015
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)Opposition18 June 201023 May 2020
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)Opposition18 June 201023 May 2020
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Wales)Opposition18 June 201030 March 2015

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
816

joint 269th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Jonathan Edwards voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 64.2%64.2%2021: 83.1%83.1%2022: 70.5%70.5%2023: 79.7%79.7%2024: 86.6%86.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127110 86.6%
2023256204 79.7%
2022251177 70.5%
2021242201 83.1%
2020190122 64.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068816 76.4%

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
455
Written questions
529
Oral questions
29
Early day motions
70
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

173rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Jonathan Edwards: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0631251882502019: 0020192020: 23423420202021: 12312320212022: 848420222023: 767620232024: 1212202420252026
Oral questions per year
Jonathan Edwards: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 131320212022: 6620222023: 2220232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Jonathan Edwards: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 181820202021: 131320212022: 111120222023: 222220232024: 66202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 51 32 12 2 6 0 0
2023 62 55 76 2 22 0 0
2022 102 61 84 6 11 0 0
2021 108 70 123 13 13 0 0
2020 130 72 234 6 18 0 0
2019 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
455
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
291
distinct debates

260th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Jonathan Edwards: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 13013020202021: 10810820212022: 10210220222023: 626220232024: 5151202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Jonathan Edwards: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 727220202021: 707020212022: 616120222023: 555520232024: 3232202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
    • – Joined Plaid Cymru
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Wales)

  2. 2015

    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Intervention)

  3. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills)

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Foreign Intervention)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
    • – Left role: Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)

  5. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee

  6. 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.