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Mr Nigel Evans

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Ribble Valley · in Parliament since 9 April 1992

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
1.1%
12 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
24 meetings attended
Debate contributions
2,799
in the 7 year window
Written questions
0
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mr Nigel Evans is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Ribble Valley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ribble Valley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Ribble Valley1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Ribble Valley9 April 19921 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative28 April 201430 May 2024
Independent11 September 201328 April 2014
Conservative9 April 199211 September 2013

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Ribble Valley
Ribble Valley
Pontypridd
Swansea West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)Other8 January 202030 May 2024
Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)Other8 June 201011 September 2013
Shadow Secretary of State for WalesOpposition18 September 20016 November 2003
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 August 199931 July 2001

Voting participation

Participation rate
1.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
12

643rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Nigel Evans voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 5.3%5.3%2021: 0.0%0.0%2022: 0.0%0.0%2023: 0.0%0.0%2024: 0.0%0.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
20241270 0.0%
20232560 0.0%
20222510 0.0%
20212420 0.0%
202019010 5.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,06812 1.1%

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
2,799
Written questions
0
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
8
Committee meetings attended
24

joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 287 110 0 0 0 0 1
2023 527 230 0 0 0 0 4
2022 694 259 0 0 0 0 3
2021 713 263 0 0 0 0 0
2020 577 229 0 0 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
2,799
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
1,092
distinct debates

6th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Nigel Evans: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02505007501,0002019: 1120192020: 57757720202021: 71371320212022: 69469420222023: 52752720232024: 287287202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Nigel Evans: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01252503755002019: 1120192020: 22922920202021: 26326320212022: 25925920222023: 23023020232024: 110110202420252026

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 Ribble Valley
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Ribble Valley

  3. 1999

    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  4. 2001

    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

  5. 2003

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

  6. 2009

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  7. 2010

    • – Became MP for Ribble Valley
    • – Appointed: Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)

  8. 2013

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Left role: Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)

  9. 2014

    • – Joined Conservative

  10. 2015

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  11. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  12. 2020

    • – Appointed: Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  13. 2021

    • – Joined Standing Orders Committee (Commons)

  14. 2022

    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)

  15. 2023

    • – Became Chair of Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
    • – Joined Restoration and Renewal Programme Board

  16. 2024

    • – Left role: Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)
    • – 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.