Kwasi Kwarteng
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Spelthorne · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spelthorne | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent East |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Government | 6 September 2022 | 14 October 2022 |
| Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Government | 8 January 2021 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 8 January 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union) | Government | 16 November 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
Voting participation
587th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 15 | 11.8% |
| 2023 | 256 | 85 | 33.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 122 | 48.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 206 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 170 | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 598 | 56.0% |
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 573rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 396 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 392 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 200 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
95th 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Spelthorne
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
2019
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
2021
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2022
- – Appointed: Chancellor of the Exchequer
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Chancellor of the Exchequer
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.