Lee Anderson
Reform UK Sitting MP
MP for Ashfield · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Constituency office
Ashfield Hub, Outram Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4FU
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Ashfield | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11 March 2024 | Present |
| Independent | 24 February 2024 | 11 March 2024 |
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 24 February 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 7 February 2023 | 16 January 2024 |
Voting participation
joint 292nd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Reform UK average 58.3%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 121 | 51.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 215 | 66.8% |
| 2024 | 200 | 92 | 46.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 224 | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 227 | 90.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 221 | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 177 | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 902 | 84.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 377 | 59.8% |
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
33rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Reform UK average 1,064
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 28 | 626 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 107 | 62 | 800 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 60 | 37 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 54 | 30 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 121 | 62 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 83 | 55 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 71 | 52 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | 18 December 2024 | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Reform UK average 100.0%
Committee membership history
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Home Affairs Committee 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Women and Equalities Committee 2021–2021 · attendance 100.0%
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
213th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Reform UK average 747
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.
2019
- – Became MP for Ashfield
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2021
- – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
2022
- – Joined Home Affairs Committee
2023
- – Appointed: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
2024
- – Left role: Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
- – Joined Independent
- – Joined Reform UK
- – Became MP for Ashfield
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
Constituency: Ashfield
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.