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Sir David Amess

Conservative Former MP · left 15 October 2021

Represented Southend West · in Parliament since 9 June 1983

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.3%
316 of 366 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
204
in the 7 year window
Written questions
82
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir David Amess died in service 15th October 2021, as the Conservative MP for Southend West.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Southend West6 May 201015 October 2021Elected 4 times
Southend West1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Basildon9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 June 198315 October 2021

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Newham North West

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.3%
Eligible divisions
366
Divisions voted
316

62nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir David Amess voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 87.4%87.4%2021: 85.1%85.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2021174148 85.1%
2020190166 87.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th366316 86.3%

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
204
Written questions
82
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
5
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 467th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir David Amess: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 474720202021: 3535202120222023202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir David Amess: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 121220202021: 66202120222023202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir David Amess: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 4420202021: 11202120222023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2021 89 71 35 6 1 1 0
2020 110 71 47 12 4 1 0
2019 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
204
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
144
distinct debates

joint 453rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir David Amess: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 5520192020: 11011020202021: 8989202120222023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir David Amess: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 2220192020: 717120202021: 7171202120222023202420252026

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. 1983

    • – Became MP for Basildon
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Southend West

  3. 2001

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  4. 2010

    • – Became MP for Southend West
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  5. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  6. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  7. 2021

    • – Left the House of Commons (Death)

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.