Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Thirsk and Malton · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Opposition Shadow Minister without Portfolio
Role Party Chair, Conservative Party
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk and Malton | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Thirsk and Malton | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Opposition | 5 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) | Government | 26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) | Government | 7 February 2023 | 26 March 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
Voting participation
joint 227th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 121 | 51.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 204 | 63.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 159 | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 236 | 92.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 209 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 219 | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 180 | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 961 | 90.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 369 | 58.5% |
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
12th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 86 | 30 | 2,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 527 | 71 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2023 | 668 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 |
| 2022 | 629 | 88 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 278 | 101 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 288 | 112 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Treasury Committee 2021–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 2022–2022 · attendance 100.0%
9 bill committees served on
- Carer’s Leave Bill 2022
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2023
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 2024
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 2022
- Subsidy Control Bill 2021
- Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill 2023
Hansard activity
9th 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Thirsk and Malton
- – Joined Conservative
2021
- – Joined Treasury Committee
2022
- – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2023
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2024
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
- – Became MP for Thirsk and Malton
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
2025
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister without Portfolio
- – Appointed: Party Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Constituency: Thirsk and Malton
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.