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Nicola Richards

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented West Bromwich East · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.1%
898 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
96.8%
90 meetings attended
Debate contributions
179
in the 7 year window
Written questions
82
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Nicola Richards is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for West Bromwich East, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
West Bromwich East12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
898

103rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Nicola Richards voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.3%96.3%2021: 90.9%90.9%2022: 66.1%66.1%2023: 85.2%85.2%2024: 85.8%85.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127109 85.8%
2023256218 85.2%
2022251166 66.1%
2021242220 90.9%
2020190183 96.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068898 84.1%

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
179
Written questions
82
Oral questions
48
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
90

joint 467th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Nicola Richards: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 171720202021: 171720212022: 6620222023: 303020232024: 1212202420252026
Oral questions per year
Nicola Richards: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 111120212022: 5520222023: 161620232024: 66202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 26 16 12 6 0 0 0
2023 56 34 30 16 0 0 0
2022 16 11 6 5 0 0 0
2021 35 22 17 11 0 0 0
2020 46 34 17 10 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

509th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

9 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
179
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
117
distinct debates

joint 484th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Nicola Richards: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 464620202021: 353520212022: 161620222023: 565620232024: 2626202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Nicola Richards: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 343420202021: 222220212022: 111120222023: 343420232024: 1616202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for West Bromwich East
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

  3. 2021

    • – Joined Education Committee

  4. 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.