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Royston Smith

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Southampton, Itchen · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.6%
861 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
130 meetings attended
Debate contributions
39
in the 7 year window
Written questions
241
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Royston Smith is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Southampton, Itchen, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Southampton, Itchen7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Southampton, Itchen

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
861

174th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Royston Smith voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 83.7%83.7%2021: 85.5%85.5%2022: 78.5%78.5%2023: 77.7%77.7%2024: 76.4%76.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412797 76.4%
2023256199 77.7%
2022251197 78.5%
2021242207 85.5%
2020190159 83.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068861 80.6%

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
39
Written questions
241
Oral questions
10
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
130

309th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Royston Smith: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 3320192020: 777720202021: 505020212022: 585820222023: 454520232024: 88202420252026
Oral questions per year
Royston Smith: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 4420212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
2023 3 2 45 1 0 0 0
2022 5 2 58 0 0 0 0
2021 21 12 50 4 0 0 0
2020 10 6 77 5 0 0 0
2019 0 0 3 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
39
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
22
distinct debates

633rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Royston Smith: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 101020202021: 212120212022: 5520222023: 3320232024: 00202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Royston Smith: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 121220212022: 2220222023: 2220232024: 00202420252026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Southampton, Itchen
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2017

    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee

  3. 2020

    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee

  4. 2024

    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
    • – 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.