Rebecca Pow
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Taunton Deane · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton Deane | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton and Wellington |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Government | 28 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Government | 12 September 2019 | 7 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Government | 23 May 2019 | 10 September 2019 |
Voting participation
56th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 111 | 87.4% |
| 2023 | 256 | 233 | 91.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 198 | 78.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 214 | 88.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 169 | 89.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 927 | 86.8% |
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 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 261 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 148 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 207 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 503 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
73rd 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Taunton Deane
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
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.