Nick Gibb

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Bognor Regis and Littlehampton · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
82.7%
883 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
506
in the 7 year window
Written questions
35
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Nick Gibb is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative1 May 199730 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Rotherham
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Education)Government26 October 202213 November 2023
Minister of State (Education)Government15 July 201415 September 2021
Minister of State (Education)Government13 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)Opposition8 December 20056 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Education)Opposition10 May 20058 December 2005
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)Opposition1 June 19991 June 2001
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)Opposition1 June 19981 June 1999

Voting participation

Participation rate
82.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
883

132nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Nick Gibb voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 85.8%85.8%2021: 87.6%87.6%2022: 73.3%73.3%2023: 85.9%85.9%2024: 80.3%80.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127102 80.3%
2023256220 85.9%
2022251184 73.3%
2021242212 87.6%
2020190163 85.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068883 82.7%

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
506
Written questions
35
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

561st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Nick Gibb: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 0020202021: 8820212022: 222220222023: 0020232024: 55202420252026
Oral questions per year
Nick Gibb: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
2023 186 43 0 0 0 0 0
2022 37 12 22 2 0 0 0
2021 144 34 8 1 0 0 0
2020 139 44 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
506
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
133
distinct debates

joint 236th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Nick Gibb: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 13913920202021: 14414420212022: 373720222023: 18618620232024: 00202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Nick Gibb: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 444420202021: 343420212022: 121220222023: 434320232024: 00202420252026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 1998

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
  3. 1999

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
  4. 2001

    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
  5. 2005

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
  7. 2012

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
  8. 2014

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
  9. 2021

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
  10. 2022

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
  11. 2023

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
  12. 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.