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Sir Mike Penning

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Hemel Hempstead · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.6%
904 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
254
in the 7 year window
Written questions
343
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hemel Hempstead6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Hemel Hempstead5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative5 May 200530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Thurrock

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)Government15 July 201612 June 2017
Minister of State (Home Office)Government15 July 201415 July 2016
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)Government15 July 201415 July 2016
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)Government7 October 201315 July 2014
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)Government6 September 20127 October 2013
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring)Government17 May 20106 September 2012
Shadow Minister (Health)Opposition6 July 20076 May 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
904

93rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Mike Penning voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.3%95.3%2021: 85.5%85.5%2022: 88.8%88.8%2023: 78.5%78.5%2024: 70.9%70.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412790 70.9%
2023256201 78.5%
2022251223 88.8%
2021242207 85.5%
2020190181 95.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068904 84.6%

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
254
Written questions
343
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
46
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 243rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Mike Penning: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 13313320202021: 10910920212022: 404020222023: 424220232024: 1919202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Mike Penning: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Mike Penning: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 151520202021: 151520212022: 4420222023: 101020232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 14 9 19 0 2 0 0
2023 69 25 42 0 10 0 0
2022 91 36 40 2 4 0 0
2021 64 19 109 0 15 0 0
2020 16 11 133 0 15 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
254
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
100
distinct debates

400th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Mike Penning: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 161620202021: 646420212022: 919120222023: 696920232024: 1414202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Mike Penning: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 191920212022: 363620222023: 252520232024: 99202420252026

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. 2005

    • – Became MP for Hemel Hempstead
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 2007

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health)

  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Hemel Hempstead
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health)
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring)

  4. 2012

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Roads and Motoring)

  5. 2013

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)

  6. 2014

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)
    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

  7. 2016

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)
    • – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

  8. 2017

    • – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

  9. 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.