Paul Howell

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Sedgefield · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.9%
896 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
179 meetings attended
Debate contributions
289
in the 7 year window
Written questions
40
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Sedgefield12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
896

108th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Paul Howell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 92.6%92.6%2021: 92.2%92.2%2022: 64.5%64.5%2023: 86.3%86.3%2024: 88.2%88.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127112 88.2%
2023256221 86.3%
2022251162 64.5%
2021242223 92.2%
2020190176 92.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068896 83.9%

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
289
Written questions
40
Oral questions
49
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
179

joint 546th of 650 current MPs (7 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Paul Howell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 5520202021: 8820212022: 101020222023: 8820232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Paul Howell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 141420212022: 7720222023: 9920232024: 66202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 48 33 9 6 0 0 0
2023 52 35 8 9 0 0 0
2022 62 34 10 7 0 0 0
2021 86 56 8 14 0 1 0
2020 41 24 5 13 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

9 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
289
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
182
distinct debates

joint 365th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Paul Howell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 414120202021: 868620212022: 626220222023: 525220232024: 4848202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Paul Howell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 242420202021: 565620212022: 343420222023: 353520232024: 3333202420252026

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 Sedgefield
    • – Joined Conservative
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
  3. 2022

    • – Joined Transport 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.