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Miriam Cates

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Penistone and Stocksbridge · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.4%
933 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
70 meetings attended
Debate contributions
304
in the 7 year window
Written questions
37
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Miriam Cates is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Penistone and Stocksbridge12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Penistone and Stocksbridge

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
933

47th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Miriam Cates voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 86.8%86.8%2021: 90.1%90.1%2022: 79.7%79.7%2023: 90.2%90.2%2024: 92.1%92.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127117 92.1%
2023256231 90.2%
2022251200 79.7%
2021242218 90.1%
2020190165 86.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068933 87.4%

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
304
Written questions
37
Oral questions
29
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
70

joint 557th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Miriam Cates: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 2220202021: 2220212022: 9920222023: 222220232024: 22202420252026
Oral questions per year
Miriam Cates: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 8820202021: 9920212022: 5520222023: 4420232024: 33202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 53 20 2 3 0 0 0
2023 52 32 22 4 0 1 0
2022 74 32 9 5 0 0 0
2021 74 42 2 9 0 0 0
2020 51 38 2 8 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
304
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
164
distinct debates

joint 350th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Miriam Cates: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 515120202021: 747420212022: 747420222023: 525220232024: 5353202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Miriam Cates: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 383820202021: 424220212022: 323220222023: 323220232024: 2020202420252026

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 Penistone and Stocksbridge
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  3. 2021

    • – Joined Education Committee

  4. 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.