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Mr Owen Paterson

Conservative Former MP · left 5 November 2021

Represented North Shropshire · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
82.9%
319 of 385 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
46
in the 7 year window
Written questions
2
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mr Owen Paterson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for North Shropshire, and left the Commons on 5 November 2021.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Shropshire6 May 20105 November 2021Elected 4 times
North Shropshire1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative1 May 19975 November 2021

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Wrexham

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment6 September 201215 July 2014
Secretary of State for Northern IrelandGovernment12 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern IrelandOpposition3 July 20076 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition10 November 20063 July 2007
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition1 October 200510 November 2006
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition1 June 20001 June 2001

Voting participation

Participation rate
82.9%
Eligible divisions
385
Divisions voted
319

131st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Owen Paterson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 74.2%74.2%2021: 91.2%91.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2021193176 91.2%
2020190141 74.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th385319 82.9%

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
46
Written questions
2
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 628th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr Owen Paterson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 22202120222023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2021 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
2020 39 22 0 0 0 0 0
2019 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
46
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
26
distinct debates

632nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Owen Paterson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502019: 4420192020: 393920202021: 33202120222023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Owen Paterson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year061319252019: 1120192020: 222220202021: 33202120222023202420252026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for North Shropshire
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2000

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2001

    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  4. 2005

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  5. 2006

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  6. 2007

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)

  7. 2010

    • – Became MP for North Shropshire
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  8. 2012

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  9. 2014

    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  10. 2021

    • – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Northstead))

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.