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Sir Conor Burns

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Bournemouth West · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
56.1%
599 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
244
in the 7 year window
Written questions
17
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Conor Burns is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bournemouth West6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative2 December 202230 May 2024
Independent7 October 20222 December 2022
Conservative6 May 20107 October 2022

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bournemouth West
Eastleigh
Eastleigh

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department for International Trade)Government7 September 20227 October 2022
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)Government16 September 20217 September 2022
Minister of State (Department for International Trade)Government25 July 20194 May 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
56.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
599

586th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Conor Burns voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 80.5%80.5%2021: 82.6%82.6%2022: 47.4%47.4%2023: 28.1%28.1%2024: 41.7%41.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412753 41.7%
202325672 28.1%
2022251119 47.4%
2021242200 82.6%
2020190153 80.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068599 56.1%

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
244
Written questions
17
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
9
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 588th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Conor Burns: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 161620232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Conor Burns: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 15 12 16 2 0 0 0
2022 159 16 0 0 0 0 7
2021 30 11 0 0 0 0 2
2020 36 10 1 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
244
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
52
distinct debates

joint 409th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Conor Burns: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 363620202021: 303020212022: 15915920222023: 151520232024: 44202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Conor Burns: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 111120212022: 161620222023: 121220232024: 33202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bournemouth West
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2019

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for International Trade)

  3. 2020

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for International Trade)

  4. 2021

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for International Trade)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
    • – Joined Independent
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for International Trade)
    • – Joined Conservative

  6. 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.