Michelle Donelan
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Chippenham · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippenham | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melksham and Devizes | |||
| Wentworth and Dearne |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Government | 20 July 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister on Leave (Secretary of State) | Government | 28 April 2023 | 20 July 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Government | 7 February 2023 | 28 April 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Government | 6 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Education | Government | 5 July 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education) | Government | 15 September 2021 | 5 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Education) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 4 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Government | 29 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 26 July 2018 | 29 July 2019 |
Voting participation
157th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 77 | 60.6% |
| 2023 | 256 | 216 | 84.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 196 | 78.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 165 | 86.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 869 | 81.4% |
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
joint 577th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 125 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 141 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 298 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 99 | 31 | 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
173rd 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 Chippenham
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2019
- – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2020
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
- – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
2022
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Education
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2023
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Appointed: Minister on Leave (Secretary of State)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Left role: Minister on Leave (Secretary of State)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.