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Sir Oliver Heald

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented North East Hertfordshire · in Parliament since 9 April 1992

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.0%
929 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
166
in the 7 year window
Written questions
43
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North East Hertfordshire6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
North East Hertfordshire1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
North Hertfordshire9 April 19921 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 April 199230 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Southwark and Bermondsey

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)Government16 July 201612 June 2017
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)Government6 September 201215 July 2014
Shadow Secretary of StateOpposition10 May 20053 July 2007
Shadow Secretary of State (Justice)Opposition15 June 20043 July 2007
Shadow Leader of the House of CommonsOpposition1 June 20031 June 2005
Shadow Cabinet Minister (Work and Pensions)Opposition1 June 20021 June 2003
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)Opposition1 June 20011 June 2002
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)Opposition1 June 20001 June 2001
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition1 June 19971 June 2000
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)Government6 July 19952 May 1997

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
929

53rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Oliver Heald 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: 91.3%91.3%2022: 80.1%80.1%2023: 86.7%86.7%2024: 81.1%81.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127103 81.1%
2023256222 86.7%
2022251201 80.1%
2021242221 91.3%
2020190180 94.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068929 87.0%

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

Debate contributions
166
Written questions
43
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 538th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Oliver Heald: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 151520202021: 4420212022: 8820222023: 101020232024: 66202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Oliver Heald: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 3320202021: 1120212022: 3320222023: 2220232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Oliver Heald: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 25 18 6 0 0 0 0
2023 75 40 10 2 0 2 0
2022 31 24 8 3 0 0 0
2021 17 10 4 1 0 0 0
2020 18 14 15 3 1 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
166
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
106
distinct debates

joint 502nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Oliver Heald: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 181820202021: 171720212022: 313120222023: 757520232024: 2525202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Oliver Heald: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 141420202021: 101020212022: 242420222023: 404020232024: 1818202420252026

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. 1992

    • – Became MP for North Hertfordshire
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1995

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)

  3. 1997

    • – Became MP for North East Hertfordshire
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  4. 2000

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  5. 2001

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

  6. 2002

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Cabinet Minister (Work and Pensions)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Health)

  7. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Left role: Shadow Cabinet Minister (Work and Pensions)

  8. 2004

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State (Justice)

  9. 2005

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State
    • – Left role: Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

  10. 2007

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State (Justice)

  11. 2010

    • – Became MP for North East Hertfordshire

  12. 2012

    • – Appointed: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

  13. 2014

    • – Left role: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)

  14. 2016

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

  15. 2017

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

  16. 2020

    • – Joined Regulatory Reform

  17. 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.