Mr Ben Wallace
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Wyre and Preston North · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre and Preston North | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Lancaster and Wyre | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 May 2005 | 30 May 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | Government | 24 July 2019 | 31 August 2023 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) | Government | 17 July 2016 | 24 July 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Government | 8 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Scotland) | Opposition | 6 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
Voting participation
637th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 25 | 19.7% |
| 2023 | 256 | 26 | 10.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 16 | 6.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 152 | 62.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 116 | 61.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 337 | 31.6% |
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 576th 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 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 210 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 388 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 287 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 287 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
73rd 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.
2005
- – Became MP for Lancaster and Wyre
- – Joined Conservative
2007
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Scotland)
2010
- – Became MP for Wyre and Preston North
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Scotland)
2014
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2015
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2016
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2019
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Defence
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
2023
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Defence
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.