Robert Courts
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Witney · in Parliament since 20 October 2016
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witney | 20 October 2016 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 20 October 2016 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witney |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) | Government | 7 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) | Government | 8 September 2020 | 20 September 2022 |
Voting participation
140th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 109 | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 256 | 162 | 63.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 206 | 82.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 215 | 88.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 877 | 82.1% |
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 573rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 153 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 190 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 139 | 74 | 3 | 12 | 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
- Defence Committee 2022–2023, 2023–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Defence Sub-Committee 2022–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- International Trade Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2023–2023
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
215th 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.
2016
- – Became MP for Witney
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined International Trade Committee
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
2023
- – Became Chair of Defence Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
- – Appointed: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
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.