Simon Baynes
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Clwyd South · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clwyd South | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shropshire | |||
| Clwyd South | |||
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |||
| Montgomeryshire |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) | Government | 8 July 2022 | 8 September 2022 |
Voting participation
joint 17th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 117 | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 256 | 250 | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 217 | 86.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 173 | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 963 | 90.2% |
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 492nd 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 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 64 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 90 | 54 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 84 | 46 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 89 | 50 | 59 | 26 | 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
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2020–2024
- Welsh Affairs Committee 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
15 bill committees served on
- Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 2023
- Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill 2021
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023
- Firearms Bill 2023
- Football Governance Bill 2024
- Media Bill 2023
- Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill 2021
- Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 2023
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2022
- Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] 2022
- Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill 2021
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill 2024
- Subsidy Control Bill 2021
- Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill 2022
- Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill 2024
Hansard activity
joint 316th 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 Clwyd South
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
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.