Sarah Atherton
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Wrexham · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 |
Voting participation
166th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 99 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 208 | 81.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 176 | 70.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 175 | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 864 | 80.9% |
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 470th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 63 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 62 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 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 2020–2022, 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Defence Sub-Committee 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 433rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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.
2019
- – Became MP for Wrexham
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
- – Joined Defence Committee
2023
- – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
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.