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Karl McCartney

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Lincoln · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.8%
895 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
242 meetings attended
Debate contributions
160
in the 7 year window
Written questions
67
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Karl McCartney is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Lincoln, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Lincoln6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincoln

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government8 July 20228 September 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
895

109th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Karl McCartney voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 93.2%93.2%2021: 89.3%89.3%2022: 86.5%86.5%2023: 74.2%74.2%2024: 73.2%73.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412793 73.2%
2023256190 74.2%
2022251217 86.5%
2021242216 89.3%
2020190177 93.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068895 83.8%

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
160
Written questions
67
Oral questions
51
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
242

joint 492nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Karl McCartney: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 232320202021: 8820212022: 4420222023: 252520232024: 77202420252026
Oral questions per year
Karl McCartney: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 202020202021: 161620212022: 6620222023: 4420232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 13 9 7 5 0 0 0
2023 17 11 25 4 0 0 0
2022 25 18 4 6 0 0 0
2021 50 27 8 16 0 0 0
2020 55 37 23 20 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%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
160
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
102
distinct debates

joint 514th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Karl McCartney: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 555520202021: 505020212022: 252520222023: 171720232024: 1313202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Karl McCartney: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 373720202021: 272720212022: 181820222023: 111120232024: 99202420252026

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 Lincoln
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2012

    • – Joined Transport Committee

  3. 2015

    • – Joined Transport Committee

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
    • – Joined Transport Committee

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

  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.