Mark Menzies

Independent Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Fylde · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
71.4%
762 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
129 meetings attended
Debate contributions
128
in the 7 year window
Written questions
119
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mark Menzies is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Fylde, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Fylde6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent17 April 202430 May 2024
Conservative6 May 201017 April 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Selby
Glasgow Govan

Voting participation

Participation rate
71.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
762

379th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Mark Menzies voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 91.6%91.6%2021: 88.8%88.8%2022: 50.6%50.6%2023: 66.0%66.0%2024: 59.1%59.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412775 59.1%
2023256169 66.0%
2022251127 50.6%
2021242215 88.8%
2020190174 91.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068762 71.4%

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
128
Written questions
119
Oral questions
54
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
129

joint 424th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Mark Menzies: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 414120212022: 181820222023: 6620232024: 2323202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mark Menzies: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 151520212022: 7720222023: 141420232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 10 8 23 5 0 0 0
2023 30 17 6 14 0 0 0
2022 22 14 18 7 0 0 0
2021 39 24 41 15 0 0 0
2020 27 19 31 13 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% · Independent average 100.0%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
128
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
82
distinct debates

550th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Mark Menzies: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 272720202021: 393920212022: 222220222023: 303020232024: 1010202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mark Menzies: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0613192520192020: 191920202021: 242420212022: 141420222023: 171720232024: 88202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Fylde
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
  2. 2014

    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
  3. 2020

    • – Joined International Trade Committee
    • – Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls
  4. 2023

    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
  5. 2024

    • – Joined Independent
    • – 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.