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Sir David Evennett

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Bexleyheath and Crayford · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
85.5%
913 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
2 meetings attended
Debate contributions
223
in the 7 year window
Written questions
155
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir David Evennett is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bexleyheath and Crayford6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Bexleyheath and Crayford5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time
Erith and Crayford9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 June 198330 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government7 September 202227 October 2022
Assistant WhipGovernment8 July 20227 September 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)Government1 January 201617 July 2016
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government6 September 20129 January 2018
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)Opposition19 January 20096 May 2010
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition10 May 200519 January 2009

Voting participation

Participation rate
85.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
913

71st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir David Evennett voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.8%95.8%2021: 89.3%89.3%2022: 76.1%76.1%2023: 86.7%86.7%2024: 78.7%78.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127100 78.7%
2023256222 86.7%
2022251191 76.1%
2021242216 89.3%
2020190182 95.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068913 85.5%

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
223
Written questions
155
Oral questions
50
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
2

joint 378th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir David Evennett: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 595920202021: 323220212022: 252520222023: 303020232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir David Evennett: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 161620202021: 151520212022: 7720222023: 6620232024: 66202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 31 15 9 6 0 0 0
2023 48 24 30 6 0 0 0
2022 32 24 25 7 0 0 0
2021 52 39 32 15 0 0 0
2020 58 38 59 16 0 0 0
2019 2 1 0 0 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
223
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
141
distinct debates

433rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir David Evennett: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 2220192020: 585820202021: 525220212022: 323220222023: 484820232024: 3131202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir David Evennett: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 383820202021: 393920212022: 242420222023: 242420232024: 1515202420252026

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 Erith and Crayford
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2005

    • – Became MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2009

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  4. 2010

    • – Became MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

  5. 2012

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  6. 2016

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

  7. 2017

    • – Joined Committee of Selection

  8. 2018

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee

  9. 2020

    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee

  10. 2022

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  11. 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.