Maria Caulfield
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Lewes · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes | |||
| Caerphilly |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women) | Government | 7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 17 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 17 December 2019 | 17 September 2021 |
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 8 January 2018 | 10 July 2018 |
Voting participation
14th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 105 | 82.7% |
| 2023 | 256 | 233 | 91.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 226 | 90.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 221 | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 185 | 97.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 972 | 91.0% |
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
629th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 278 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 353 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 72 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
140th 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 Lewes
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
2019
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2023
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
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.