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Paul Bristow

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Peterborough · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
88.8%
948 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
137 meetings attended
Debate contributions
321
in the 7 year window
Written questions
187
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Paul Bristow is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Peterborough, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Peterborough12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Peterborough
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting participation

Participation rate
88.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
948

31st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Paul Bristow voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.8%96.8%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 86.1%86.1%2023: 86.7%86.7%2024: 82.7%82.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127105 82.7%
2023256222 86.7%
2022251216 86.1%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190184 96.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068948 88.8%

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
321
Written questions
187
Oral questions
17
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
3
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
137

joint 356th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Paul Bristow: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 4420192020: 838320202021: 383820212022: 222220222023: 343420232024: 66202420252026
Oral questions per year
Paul Bristow: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 101020202021: 4420212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Paul Bristow: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 30 17 6 1 0 1 0
2023 60 45 34 2 0 1 0
2022 63 32 22 0 0 1 0
2021 97 48 38 4 0 0 0
2020 71 43 83 10 1 0 0
2019 0 0 4 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

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
321
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
185
distinct debates

333rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Paul Bristow: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 717120202021: 979720212022: 636320222023: 606020232024: 3030202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Paul Bristow: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 434320202021: 484820212022: 323220222023: 454520232024: 1717202420252026

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 Peterborough
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee

  3. 2022

    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee

  4. 2024

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – 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.