Neil O'Brien
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Opposition Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 1802
Email: neil.obrien.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Harborough | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 4 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 8 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Government | 19 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 19 September 2021 |
Voting participation
137th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 160 | 67.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 221 | 68.6% |
| 2024 | 200 | 152 | 76.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 250 | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 219 | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 217 | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 179 | 94.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 974 | 91.2% |
| 59th | 631 | 426 | 67.5% |
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
joint 66th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 10 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 476 | 73 | 419 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 72 | 41 | 298 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 244 | 70 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 279 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 36 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
70th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2017
- – Became MP for Harborough
- – Joined Conservative
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2023
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2024
- – Became MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
2025
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
Constituency: Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
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.