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Richard Drax

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented South Dorset · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
81.7%
873 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
259 meetings attended
Debate contributions
249
in the 7 year window
Written questions
37
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Richard Drax is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for South Dorset, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Dorset6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
South Dorset

Voting participation

Participation rate
81.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
873

152nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Richard Drax voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 85.8%85.8%2021: 83.5%83.5%2022: 73.3%73.3%2023: 88.3%88.3%2024: 75.6%75.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412796 75.6%
2023256226 88.3%
2022251184 73.3%
2021242202 83.5%
2020190163 85.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068873 81.7%

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
249
Written questions
37
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
259

joint 557th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Richard Drax: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 343420232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Richard Drax: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02019: 0020192020: 2220202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 27 17 3 0 0 0 0
2023 47 32 34 0 0 0 0
2022 60 43 0 0 0 0 0
2021 41 35 0 1 0 0 0
2020 73 47 0 2 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
249
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
175
distinct debates

joint 405th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Richard Drax: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 737320202021: 414120212022: 606020222023: 474720232024: 2727202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Richard Drax: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 474720202021: 353520212022: 434320222023: 323220232024: 1717202420252026

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 South Dorset
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2015

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee

  3. 2017

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Defence Committee
    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Defence Sub-Committee

  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.