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Sir Mark Spencer

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Sherwood · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
85.9%
917 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,290
in the 7 year window
Written questions
0
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Mark Spencer is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Sherwood, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Sherwood6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Sherwood Forest

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Government7 September 20225 July 2024
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of CommonsGovernment8 February 20226 September 2022
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief WhipGovernment24 July 20198 February 2022
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government26 July 201824 July 2019
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government9 January 201826 July 2018
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government15 June 20179 January 2018
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government15 June 201615 June 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
85.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
917

66th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Mark Spencer voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.7%94.7%2021: 89.3%89.3%2022: 84.9%84.9%2023: 79.3%79.3%2024: 81.1%81.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127103 81.1%
2023256203 79.3%
2022251213 84.9%
2021242216 89.3%
2020190180 94.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068917 85.9%

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
1,290
Written questions
0
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 140 30 0 0 0 0 0
2023 313 67 0 0 0 0 0
2022 835 52 0 0 0 0 0
2020 2 2 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,290
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
151
distinct debates

59th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Mark Spencer: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02505007501,00020192020: 22202020212022: 83583520222023: 31331320232024: 140140202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Mark Spencer: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 22202020212022: 525220222023: 676720232024: 3030202420252026

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 Sherwood
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2016

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  3. 2017

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

  4. 2018

    • – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

  5. 2019

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
    • – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

  6. 2022

    • – Appointed: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Joined House of Commons Commission
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission
    • – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
    • – Left role: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  7. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

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.