Priti Patel
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Witham · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3528
Email: withammp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Witham | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham North |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Opposition | 4 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Home Secretary | Government | 24 July 2019 | 6 September 2022 |
| Secretary of State for International Development | Government | 14 July 2016 | 8 November 2017 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet) | Government | 8 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 |
| Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 |
Voting participation
joint 595th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 164 | 69.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 171 | 53.1% |
| 2024 | 200 | 130 | 65.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 85 | 33.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 71 | 28.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 175 | 72.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 114 | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 536 | 50.2% |
| 59th | 631 | 376 | 59.6% |
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 102nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 35 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 149 | 68 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 90 | 62 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 140 | 72 | 128 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 501 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 447 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 517 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
17th 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 Witham
- – Joined Conservative
2014
- – Appointed: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
2015
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet)
- – Left role: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
2016
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for International Development
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet)
2017
- – Left role: Secretary of State for International Development
2019
- – Appointed: Home Secretary
2022
- – Left role: Home Secretary
2024
- – Became MP for Witham
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
2026
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Constituency: Witham
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.