Kevin Foster
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Torbay · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay | |||
| Coventry South |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Government | 16 December 2019 | 7 September 2022 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 4 April 2019 | 16 December 2019 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 4 April 2019 | 31 October 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) | Government | 4 April 2019 | 16 December 2019 |
Voting participation
36th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 107 | 84.3% |
| 2023 | 256 | 220 | 85.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 226 | 90.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 205 | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 943 | 88.3% |
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
joint 609th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 125 | 83 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 432 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 100 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 257 | 39 | 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%
Committee membership history
- Backbench Business Committee 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2022–2023, 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 103rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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 Torbay
- – Joined Conservative
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2016
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2019
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2023
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
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.