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Julian Knight

Independent Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Solihull · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
50.3%
537 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
182 meetings attended
Debate contributions
98
in the 7 year window
Written questions
2,265
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Julian Knight is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Solihull, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Solihull7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent7 December 202230 May 2024
Conservative7 May 20157 December 2022

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Solihull West and Shirley

Voting participation

Participation rate
50.3%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
537

613th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Julian Knight voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 85.8%85.8%2021: 82.6%82.6%2022: 53.4%53.4%2023: 14.8%14.8%2024: 0.0%0.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
20241270 0.0%
202325638 14.8%
2022251134 53.4%
2021242200 82.6%
2020190163 85.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068537 50.3%

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
98
Written questions
2,265
Oral questions
1
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
182

20th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Julian Knight: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05001,0001,5002,00020192020: 171720202021: 323220212022: 17317320222023: 1,7901,79020232024: 253253202420252026
Oral questions per year
Julian Knight: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Julian Knight: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 2 2 253 0 1 0 0
2023 0 0 1,790 0 0 0 0
2022 39 18 173 0 0 0 0
2021 24 18 32 0 0 0 0
2020 33 29 17 1 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% · Independent average 100.0%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
98
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
67
distinct debates

joint 589th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Julian Knight: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 333320202021: 242420212022: 393920222023: 0020232024: 22202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Julian Knight: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 292920202021: 181820212022: 181820222023: 0020232024: 22202420252026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Solihull
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2017

    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

  3. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    • – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
    • – Became Chair of Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
    • – Joined Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  4. 2022

    • – Joined Independent

  5. 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.