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Peter Aldous

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Waveney · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
92.3%
986 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
476
in the 7 year window
Written questions
252
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Peter Aldous is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Waveney, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Waveney6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Lowestoft
Waveney

Voting participation

Participation rate
92.3%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
986

9th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Peter Aldous voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 97.4%97.4%2021: 90.9%90.9%2022: 87.7%87.7%2023: 96.9%96.9%2024: 87.4%87.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127111 87.4%
2023256248 96.9%
2022251220 87.7%
2021242220 90.9%
2020190185 97.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068986 92.3%

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
476
Written questions
252
Oral questions
95
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 302nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Peter Aldous: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 1120192020: 272720202021: 636320212022: 10110120222023: 484820232024: 1212202420252026
Oral questions per year
Peter Aldous: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 161620202021: 141420212022: 222220222023: 313120232024: 1212202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 67 35 12 12 0 0 0
2023 120 71 48 31 0 0 0
2022 113 62 101 22 0 0 0
2021 72 57 63 14 0 0 0
2020 104 70 27 16 0 1 0
2019 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
476
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
295
distinct debates

joint 244th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Peter Aldous: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 10410420202021: 727220212022: 11311320222023: 12012020232024: 6767202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Peter Aldous: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 707020202021: 575720212022: 626220222023: 717120232024: 3535202420252026

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 Waveney
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 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.