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Sir Greg Knight

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented East Yorkshire · in Parliament since 7 June 2001

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.7%
894 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
10 meetings attended
Debate contributions
119
in the 7 year window
Written questions
391
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Greg Knight is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for East Yorkshire, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Yorkshire6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
East Yorkshire7 June 20016 May 2010Elected 2 times
Derby North9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 June 198330 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Derby North

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government6 September 20127 October 2013
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition10 May 20058 December 2005
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition2 October 20031 June 2005
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)Opposition3 March 20031 October 2003
Minister of State (Energy and Industry)Government5 July 19961 May 1997
Deputy Chief Whip and TreasurerGovernment7 June 199322 July 1996
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government28 November 199027 May 1993
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government28 July 198925 July 1990

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
894

110th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Greg Knight voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 88.4%88.4%2021: 85.1%85.1%2022: 75.3%75.3%2023: 86.3%86.3%2024: 85.0%85.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127108 85.0%
2023256221 86.3%
2022251189 75.3%
2021242206 85.1%
2020190168 88.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068894 83.7%

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
119
Written questions
391
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
10

joint 218th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Greg Knight: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 2220192020: 808020202021: 959520212022: 959520222023: 868620232024: 3333202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Greg Knight: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Greg Knight: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 15 8 33 0 0 0 0
2023 28 20 86 1 1 0 0
2022 45 25 95 1 0 0 0
2021 20 15 95 0 0 0 0
2020 11 8 80 0 1 0 0
2019 0 0 2 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

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
119
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
76
distinct debates

560th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Greg Knight: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 111120202021: 202020212022: 454520222023: 282820232024: 1515202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Greg Knight: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 8820202021: 151520212022: 252520222023: 202020232024: 88202420252026

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 Derby North
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1989

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  3. 1990

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  4. 1993

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer

  5. 1996

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Energy and Industry)
    • – Left role: Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer

  6. 1997

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Energy and Industry)

  7. 2001

    • – Became MP for East Yorkshire

  8. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  9. 2005

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

  10. 2006

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  11. 2010

    • – Became MP for East Yorkshire

  12. 2012

    • – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

  13. 2013

    • – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

  14. 2020

    • – Joined Administration Committee

  15. 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.