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Paul Maynard

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Blackpool North and Cleveleys · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.9%
971 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
5 meetings attended
Debate contributions
269
in the 7 year window
Written questions
310
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Paul Maynard is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Blackpool North and Cleveleys6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Twickenham

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)Government13 November 20235 July 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government26 July 201913 February 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)Government9 May 201926 July 2019
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government9 January 20189 May 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government17 July 20169 January 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
971

14th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Paul Maynard 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: 91.3%91.3%2022: 84.5%84.5%2023: 97.3%97.3%2024: 87.4%87.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127111 87.4%
2023256249 97.3%
2022251212 84.5%
2021242221 91.3%
2020190176 92.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068971 90.9%

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
269
Written questions
310
Oral questions
14
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
12
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
5

joint 269th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Paul Maynard: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 11111120202021: 868620212022: 545420222023: 595920232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Paul Maynard: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 2220202021: 6620212022: 2220222023: 4420232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 94 24 0 0 0 0 0
2023 42 22 59 4 0 2 0
2022 34 25 54 2 0 8 0
2021 33 27 86 6 0 2 0
2020 66 24 111 2 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
269
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
122
distinct debates

joint 384th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Paul Maynard: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 666620202021: 333320212022: 343420222023: 424220232024: 9494202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Paul Maynard: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 242420202021: 272720212022: 252520222023: 222220232024: 2424202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2016

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

  4. 2019

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

  5. 2020

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

  6. 2021

    • – Joined Justice Committee

  7. 2022

    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2022)

  8. 2023

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

  9. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

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.