Nigel Adams
Conservative Former MP · left 12 June 2023
Represented Selby and Ainsty · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selby and Ainsty | 6 May 2010 | 12 June 2023 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 12 June 2023 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossendale and Darwen |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister without Portfolio) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 2 September 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
| Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 5 November 2018 | 3 April 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) | Government | 5 November 2018 | 3 April 2019 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 22 May 2018 | 5 November 2018 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 5 November 2018 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 15 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
Voting participation
155th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 119 | 90 | 75.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 182 | 72.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 169 | 89.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 804 | 656 | 81.6% |
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 624th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 283 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 421 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
160th 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Selby and Ainsty
- – Joined Conservative
2017
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2018
- – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
- – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2019
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2020
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister without Portfolio)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2022
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister without Portfolio)
2023
- – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Northstead))
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.