Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker Sitting MP
MP for Chorley · in Parliament since 1 May 1997
Role Speaker of the House of Commons
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Chorley | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Chorley | 1 May 1997 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | 4 November 2019 | Present |
| Labour | 1 May 1997 | 4 November 2019 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means | Other | 8 June 2010 | 4 November 2019 |
Voting participation
joint 643rd of 650 current MPs (8 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Speaker average 0.0%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 0 | 0.0% |
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 629th of 650 current MPs (22 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Speaker average 0
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,813 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2,295 | 1,062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1,940 | 921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,956 | 997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2,024 | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1,226 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1,302 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Commons Commission | Chair | 4 November 2019 | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
| Members Estimate Committee | Chair | 9 July 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | Chair | 22 July 2024 | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | Chair | 4 November 2019 | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | Chair | 17 December 2019 | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Chair | 14 October 2024 | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Speaker average 100.0%
Committee membership history
- Speaker's Conference (2022) 2022–2024
Hansard activity
1st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Speaker average 12,587
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.
1997
- – Became MP for Chorley
- – Joined Labour
2010
- – Became MP for Chorley
- – Appointed: Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
2019
- – Appointed: Speaker of the House of Commons
- – Became Chair of House of Commons Commission
- – Became Chair of Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Joined Speaker
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Left role: Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means
- – Became Chair of Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2022
- – Became Chair of Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Became Chair of Speaker's Conference (2022)
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2022)
2024
- – Became MP for Chorley
- – Became Chair of Members Estimate Committee
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Became Chair of Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Became Chair of Speaker's Conference (2024)
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
Constituency: Chorley
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.