Rebecca Harris
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Castle Point · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Opposition Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Point | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Castle Point | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 3 November 2024 |
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 7 July 2022 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 15 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 |
Voting participation
45th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 201 | 85.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 249 | 77.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 171 | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 235 | 91.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 231 | 92.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 215 | 88.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 184 | 96.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 983 | 92.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 505 | 80.0% |
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
580th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2019–2019, 2024–2024
7 bill committees served on
- Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Elections Bill 2021
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 2024
- Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 2024
- Shark Fins Bill 2022
Hansard activity
642nd 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 Castle Point
- – Joined Conservative
2017
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2018
- – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2019
- – Joined Committee of Selection
2022
- – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2024
- – Became MP for Castle Point
- – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Chief Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
Constituency: Castle Point
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.