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Mr Peter Bone

Independent Former MP · left 19 December 2023

Represented Wellingborough · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
71.2%
670 of 941 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
32 meetings attended
Debate contributions
468
in the 7 year window
Written questions
38
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mr Peter Bone is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Wellingborough, and left the Commons on 19 December 2023.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Wellingborough6 May 201019 December 2023Elected 4 times
Wellingborough5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent17 October 202319 December 2023
Conservative5 May 200517 October 2023

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Wellingborough
Pudsey
Islwyn

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Deputy Leader of the House of CommonsGovernment8 July 202227 September 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
71.2%
Eligible divisions
941
Divisions voted
670

381st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Mr Peter Bone voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.3%96.3%2021: 69.8%69.8%2022: 65.7%65.7%2023: 59.0%59.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2023256151 59.0%
2022251165 65.7%
2021242169 69.8%
2020190183 96.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th941670 71.2%

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
468
Written questions
38
Oral questions
23
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
43
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
32

joint 555th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Mr Peter Bone: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 212120202021: 5520212022: 3320222023: 992023202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Peter Bone: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 131320202021: 6620212022: 4420222023: 002023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2023 49 30 9 0 0 0 0
2022 181 122 3 4 0 12 0
2021 137 90 5 6 0 16 0
2020 100 72 21 13 0 15 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% · Independent average 100.0%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
468
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
315
distinct debates

joint 246th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Mr Peter Bone: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 1120192020: 10010020202021: 13713720212022: 18118120222023: 49492023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Peter Bone: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002019: 1120192020: 727220202021: 909020212022: 12212220222023: 30302023202420252026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for Wellingborough
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Wellingborough
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  3. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Left role: Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  6. 2023

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Left the House of Commons (Recall)

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.