Sir Brandon Lewis
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Great Yarmouth · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice | Government | 6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Government | 13 February 2020 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Government | 24 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Party Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 8 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration) | Government | 11 June 2017 | 8 January 2018 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing and the Fire Service) | Government | 15 July 2016 | 11 June 2017 |
| Minister of State (Communities and Local Government) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 15 July 2016 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) | Government | 6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 |
Voting participation
282nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 84 | 66.1% |
| 2023 | 256 | 203 | 79.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 171 | 68.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 195 | 80.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 156 | 82.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 811 | 75.9% |
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 539th 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 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 158 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 310 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 254 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
162nd of 650 current MPs · 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Great Yarmouth
- – Joined Conservative
2012
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
2014
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
2016
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing and the Fire Service)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)
2017
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office) (Policing and the Fire Service)
2018
- – Appointed: Party Chair, Conservative Party
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration)
- – Appointed: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2019
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Left role: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Party Chair, Conservative Party
2020
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)
2022
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- – Appointed: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
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.