Mark Eastwood

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Dewsbury · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.2%
889 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
33 meetings attended
Debate contributions
162
in the 7 year window
Written questions
66
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mark Eastwood is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Dewsbury, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dewsbury12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Ossett and Denby Dale

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.2%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
889

119th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mark Eastwood voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 97.9%97.9%2021: 82.6%82.6%2022: 77.7%77.7%2023: 78.5%78.5%2024: 82.7%82.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127105 82.7%
2023256201 78.5%
2022251195 77.7%
2021242200 82.6%
2020190186 97.9%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068889 83.2%

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

Debate contributions
162
Written questions
66
Oral questions
54
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
33

joint 493rd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mark Eastwood: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 4420212022: 111120222023: 141420232024: 2626202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mark Eastwood: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 141420212022: 111120222023: 131320232024: 66202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 12 9 26 6 0 0 0
2023 41 26 14 13 0 1 0
2022 41 26 11 11 0 0 0
2021 36 25 4 14 0 0 0
2020 32 22 11 10 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%

Committee membership history

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
162
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
108
distinct debates

joint 510th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mark Eastwood: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 323220202021: 363620212022: 414120222023: 414120232024: 1212202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mark Eastwood: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 222220202021: 252520212022: 262620222023: 262620232024: 99202420252026

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.

  1. 2019

    • – Became MP for Dewsbury
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
    • – Joined Regulatory Reform
  3. 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.