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Scott Benton

Independent Former MP · left 25 March 2024

Represented Blackpool South · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.0%
809 of 1,024 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
73 meetings attended
Debate contributions
465
in the 7 year window
Written questions
380
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Scott Benton is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Blackpool South, and left the Commons on 25 March 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Blackpool South12 December 201925 March 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent5 April 202325 March 2024
Conservative12 December 20194 April 2023

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Huddersfield

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.0%
Eligible divisions
1,024
Divisions voted
809

209th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Scott Benton voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 93.7%93.7%2021: 88.0%88.0%2022: 76.9%76.9%2023: 79.7%79.7%2024: 22.9%22.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
20248319 22.9%
2023256204 79.7%
2022251193 76.9%
2021242213 88.0%
2020190178 93.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,024809 79.0%

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
465
Written questions
380
Oral questions
89
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
73

223rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Scott Benton: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 17617620202021: 434320212022: 777720222023: 757520232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Scott Benton: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 222220202021: 232320212022: 242420222023: 181820232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Scott Benton: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 11 8 9 2 0 0 0
2023 107 86 75 18 0 0 0
2022 135 96 77 24 0 1 0
2021 110 82 43 23 1 1 0
2020 102 87 176 22 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Independent average 100.0%

Committee membership history

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
465
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
359
distinct debates

joint 250th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Scott Benton: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 10210220202021: 11011020212022: 13513520222023: 10710720232024: 1111202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Scott Benton: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 878720202021: 828220212022: 969620222023: 868620232024: 88202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Blackpool South
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

  3. 2022

    • – Joined Petitions Committee

  4. 2023

    • – Joined Independent

  5. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Northstead))

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.