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Mr Tobias Ellwood

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Bournemouth East · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.5%
732 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
193 meetings attended
Debate contributions
361
in the 7 year window
Written questions
387
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Mr Tobias Ellwood is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bournemouth East6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Bournemouth East5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative15 October 202230 May 2024
Independent19 July 202214 October 2022
Conservative5 May 200518 July 2022

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bournemouth East
Worsley

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)Government14 June 201727 July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)Government15 July 201414 June 2017
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition2 July 20076 May 2010
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition10 May 20052 July 2007

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
732

429th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Mr Tobias Ellwood voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 84.2%84.2%2021: 79.3%79.3%2022: 54.6%54.6%2023: 56.3%56.3%2024: 76.4%76.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412797 76.4%
2023256144 56.3%
2022251137 54.6%
2021242192 79.3%
2020190160 84.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068732 68.5%

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
361
Written questions
387
Oral questions
11
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
193

joint 220th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Mr Tobias Ellwood: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 131320202021: 353520212022: 17317320222023: 727220232024: 9494202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Tobias Ellwood: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 4420202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 44202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 52 38 94 4 0 0 0
2023 68 51 72 2 0 0 0
2022 65 43 173 0 0 0 0
2021 88 55 35 1 0 0 0
2020 86 65 13 4 0 0 0
2019 2 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
361
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
253
distinct debates

309th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Mr Tobias Ellwood: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 2220192020: 868620202021: 888820212022: 656520222023: 686820232024: 5252202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Tobias Ellwood: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 656520202021: 555520212022: 434320222023: 515120232024: 3838202420252026

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 Bournemouth East
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  2. 2007

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bournemouth East
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)

  4. 2014

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

  5. 2017

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

  6. 2019

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

  7. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Defence Committee
    • – Joined Defence Committee
    • – Became Chair of Defence Sub-Committee
    • – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
    • – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls

  8. 2022

    • – Joined Independent
    • – Joined Conservative

  9. 2023

    • – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government

  10. 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.