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Sir Bill Wiggin

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented North Herefordshire · in Parliament since 7 June 2001

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.7%
969 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
12 meetings attended
Debate contributions
210
in the 7 year window
Written questions
409
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Bill Wiggin is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for North Herefordshire, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Herefordshire6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Leominster7 June 20016 May 2010Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 June 200130 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North Herefordshire
Burnley

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government12 May 20106 September 2012
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition19 January 20096 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition10 May 200519 January 2009
Shadow Secretary of State for WalesOpposition20 November 20035 May 2005
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition28 February 200330 October 2003

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
969

15th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Bill Wiggin voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 96.3%96.3%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 88.1%88.1%2023: 90.6%90.6%2024: 88.2%88.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127112 88.2%
2023256232 90.6%
2022251221 88.1%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190183 96.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068969 90.7%

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
210
Written questions
409
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
3
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
12

joint 206th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Bill Wiggin: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 929220202021: 12112120212022: 606020222023: 838320232024: 5353202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Bill Wiggin: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 52 14 53 2 0 1 0
2023 47 21 83 1 0 0 0
2022 44 20 60 2 0 1 0
2021 29 16 121 1 0 0 0
2020 38 21 92 1 0 1 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
210
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
92
distinct debates

joint 447th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Bill Wiggin: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 383820202021: 292920212022: 444420222023: 474720232024: 5252202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Bill Wiggin: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0613192520192020: 212120202021: 161620212022: 202020222023: 212120232024: 1414202420252026

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. 2001

    • – Became MP for Leominster
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

  3. 2005

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  4. 2009

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  5. 2010

    • – Became MP for North Herefordshire
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  6. 2012

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  7. 2015

    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  8. 2017

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Became Chair of Committee of Selection
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  9. 2020

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Became Chair of Committee of Selection
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  10. 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.