Julia Lopez
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Hornchurch and Upminster · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Opposition Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 2631
Email: julia.lopez.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornchurch and Upminster | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hornchurch and Upminster | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Opposition | 22 July 2025 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 20 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 20 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister on Leave (Minister of State) | Government | 9 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Minister on Leave (Minister of State) | Government | 9 May 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 7 March 2023 | 9 May 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 7 February 2023 | 9 May 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
135th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 180 | 76.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 234 | 72.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 164 | 82.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 217 | 84.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 216 | 86.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 220 | 90.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 168 | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 937 | 87.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 464 | 73.5% |
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 406th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 16 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 62 | 37 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 176 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 111 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 237 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
137th 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Hornchurch and Upminster
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
2022
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2023
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed: Minister on Leave (Minister of State)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Left role: Minister on Leave (Minister of State)
2024
- – Became MP for Hornchurch and Upminster
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2025
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
2026
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Constituency: Hornchurch and Upminster
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.