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Mr Richard Bacon

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented South Norfolk · in Parliament since 7 June 2001

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.2%
846 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
113 meetings attended
Debate contributions
94
in the 7 year window
Written questions
11
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mr Richard Bacon is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for South Norfolk, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Norfolk6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
South Norfolk7 June 20016 May 2010Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 June 200130 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Vauxhall

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.2%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
846

205th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Richard Bacon voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 92.1%92.1%2021: 84.3%84.3%2022: 61.8%61.8%2023: 77.3%77.3%2024: 88.2%88.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127112 88.2%
2023256198 77.3%
2022251155 61.8%
2021242204 84.3%
2020190175 92.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068846 79.2%

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
94
Written questions
11
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
113

joint 606th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr Richard Bacon: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 7720202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Richard Bacon: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 2220202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 14 7 0 1 0 0 0
2023 15 10 1 0 0 0 0
2022 36 17 2 0 0 0 0
2021 9 6 1 0 0 0 0
2020 20 13 7 2 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
94
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
53
distinct debates

joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Richard Bacon: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 202020202021: 9920212022: 363620222023: 151520232024: 1414202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Richard Bacon: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 6620212022: 171720222023: 101020232024: 77202420252026

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. 2001

    • – Became MP for South Norfolk
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for South Norfolk
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

  3. 2015

    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

  4. 2017

    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

  5. 2020

    • – Joined International Development Committee
    • – Joined International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

  6. 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.