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Rehman Chishti

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Gillingham and Rainham · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.8%
820 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
217
in the 7 year window
Written questions
52
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Rehman Chishti is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Gillingham and Rainham6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Gillingham and Rainham
Horsham

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)Government8 July 20227 September 2022
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther8 January 201815 November 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
820

261st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Rehman Chishti voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 82.1%82.1%2021: 79.8%79.8%2022: 82.9%82.9%2023: 67.6%67.6%2024: 69.3%69.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412788 69.3%
2023256173 67.6%
2022251208 82.9%
2021242193 79.8%
2020190156 82.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068820 76.8%

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

Debate contributions
217
Written questions
52
Oral questions
10
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
3
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 523rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Rehman Chishti: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 454520202021: 3320212022: 4420222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Rehman Chishti: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 4420202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 3320232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 32 23 0 0 0 1 0
2023 49 33 0 3 0 0 0
2022 71 24 4 2 0 0 0
2021 23 13 3 1 0 1 0
2020 42 29 45 4 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
217
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
122
distinct debates

joint 439th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Rehman Chishti: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 424220202021: 232320212022: 717120222023: 494920232024: 3232202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Rehman Chishti: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 292920202021: 131320212022: 242420222023: 333320232024: 2323202420252026

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 Gillingham and Rainham
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2018

    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  3. 2022

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

  4. 2023

    • – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art

  5. 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.