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Mr Steve Baker

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Wycombe · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.2%
856 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
105 meetings attended
Debate contributions
693
in the 7 year window
Written questions
423
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mr Steve Baker is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Wycombe, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Wycombe6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Wycombe

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)Government7 September 20225 July 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)Government13 June 20178 July 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.2%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
856

183rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Steve Baker voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 88.4%88.4%2021: 82.6%82.6%2022: 74.5%74.5%2023: 77.0%77.0%2024: 80.3%80.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127102 80.3%
2023256197 77.0%
2022251187 74.5%
2021242200 82.6%
2020190168 88.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068856 80.2%

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
693
Written questions
423
Oral questions
16
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
105

joint 200th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr Steve Baker: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 111120192020: 11511520202021: 19019020212022: 10710720222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Steve Baker: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 6620212022: 5520222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 92 17 0 0 0 0 0
2023 167 39 0 0 0 0 0
2022 150 56 107 5 0 0 0
2021 127 65 190 6 0 0 0
2020 150 78 115 5 0 0 0
2019 7 1 11 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

  • Treasury Committee 2014–2015, 2015–2017, 2018–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%

Hansard activity

Contributions
693
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
256
distinct debates

174th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Steve Baker: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 7720192020: 15015020202021: 12712720212022: 15015020222023: 16716720232024: 9292202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Steve Baker: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 787820202021: 656520212022: 565620222023: 393920232024: 1717202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Wycombe
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2014

    • – Joined Treasury Committee

  3. 2015

    • – Joined Treasury Committee

  4. 2017

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)

  5. 2018

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Exiting the European Union)
    • – Joined Treasury Committee

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Treasury Committee

  7. 2022

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

  8. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

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.