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Michael Fabricant

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Lichfield · in Parliament since 9 April 1992

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.1%
962 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
10 meetings attended
Debate contributions
389
in the 7 year window
Written questions
146
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Michael Fabricant is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Lichfield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Lichfield6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Lichfield1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Mid Staffordshire9 April 19921 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 April 199230 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Lichfield
South Shields

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther11 September 201210 April 2014
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government12 May 20106 September 2012
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition13 May 20056 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (Trade and Economic Affairs)Opposition1 June 200312 May 2005

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
962

19th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Michael Fabricant voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.8%95.8%2021: 88.4%88.4%2022: 85.7%85.7%2023: 95.7%95.7%2024: 81.9%81.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127104 81.9%
2023256245 95.7%
2022251215 85.7%
2021242214 88.4%
2020190182 95.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068962 90.1%

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
389
Written questions
146
Oral questions
88
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
10

391st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Michael Fabricant: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 232320202021: 373720212022: 515120222023: 272720232024: 88202420252026
Oral questions per year
Michael Fabricant: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 232320202021: 121220212022: 151520222023: 292920232024: 99202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 49 24 8 9 0 0 0
2023 129 71 27 29 0 0 0
2022 97 67 51 15 0 0 0
2021 51 35 37 12 0 0 0
2020 63 41 23 23 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
389
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
238
distinct debates

292nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Michael Fabricant: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 636320202021: 515120212022: 979720222023: 12912920232024: 4949202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Michael Fabricant: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 414120202021: 353520212022: 676720222023: 717120232024: 2424202420252026

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. 1992

    • – Became MP for Mid Staffordshire
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Lichfield

  3. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (Trade and Economic Affairs)

  4. 2005

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (Trade and Economic Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  5. 2009

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Lichfield
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  7. 2012

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  8. 2014

    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Joined Administration Committee

  9. 2015

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  10. 2017

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  11. 2020

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  12. 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.