Mark Pritchard

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for The Wrekin · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 8494

Email: mark.pritchard.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

25 Church Street, Wellington, TF1 1DG

Tel: 01952 256080

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
60.4%
1,026 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
541
in the 7 year window
Written questions
690
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mark Pritchard is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
The Wrekin4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
The Wrekin6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
The Wrekin5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 2005Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Warley

Voting participation

Participation rate
60.4%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,026

549th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mark Pritchard voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 71.1%71.1%2021: 74.8%74.8%2022: 41.0%41.0%2023: 73.8%73.8%2024: 64.5%64.5%2025: 52.2%52.2%2026: 50.4%50.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236119 50.4%
2025322168 52.2%
2024200129 64.5%
2023256189 73.8%
2022251103 41.0%
2021242181 74.8%
2020190135 71.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068701 65.6%
59th631325 51.5%

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
541
Written questions
690
Oral questions
12
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
2
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 132nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mark Pritchard: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 3320192020: 777720202021: 696920212022: 616120222023: 898920232024: 10310320242025: 15015020252026: 1381382026
Oral questions per year
Mark Pritchard: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 3320252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 141 96 138 3 0 0 0
2025 125 100 150 3 0 0 0
2024 75 45 103 0 0 0 0
2023 66 37 89 0 0 0 0
2022 37 28 61 0 0 0 0
2021 17 12 69 1 0 0 0
2020 80 43 77 5 0 0 2
2019 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Panel of Chairs Member 30 July 2024 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
541
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
361
distinct debates

joint 217th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mark Pritchard: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 808020202021: 171720212022: 373720222023: 666620232024: 757520242025: 12512520252026: 1411412026
Debates participated in per year
Mark Pritchard: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 434320202021: 121220212022: 282820222023: 373720232024: 454520242025: 10010020252026: 96962026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for The Wrekin
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for The Wrekin
  3. 2012

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
  4. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
  5. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
  6. 2024

    • – Became MP for The Wrekin
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

Constituency: The Wrekin

The Wrekin constituency boundary
Area
506.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 883
Electorate
78,942 · turnout 63.4%
Postcode areas
ST19, SY13, SY4, TF1, TF10, TF11, TF2, TF4, TF5, TF6, TF9, WV6, WV7, WV8

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.