Leo Docherty
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Aldershot · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | |||
| Caerphilly |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) | Government | 26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 26 March 2024 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence) | Government | 21 April 2021 | 7 September 2022 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 29 July 2019 | 21 April 2021 |
Voting participation
182nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 99 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 195 | 76.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 164 | 65.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 857 | 80.2% |
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 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 173 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 286 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 183 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 163 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 33 | 6 | 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%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
137th 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Aldershot
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2024
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
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.