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Sir Peter Bottomley

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Worthing West · in Parliament since 26 June 1975

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
73.6%
786 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
6 meetings attended
Debate contributions
406
in the 7 year window
Written questions
186
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Peter Bottomley is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Worthing West, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Worthing West6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Worthing West1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Eltham9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times
Woolwich West26 June 19759 June 1983Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative26 June 197530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Worthing West
Woolwich West
Woolwich West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Father of the House of CommonsOther17 December 201930 May 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)Government4 July 198928 July 1990
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)Government23 January 198624 July 1989
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)Government11 September 198423 January 1986

Voting participation

Participation rate
73.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
786

327th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Peter Bottomley voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 70.5%70.5%2021: 57.9%57.9%2022: 78.5%78.5%2023: 82.0%82.0%2024: 81.1%81.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127103 81.1%
2023256210 82.0%
2022251197 78.5%
2021242140 57.9%
2020190134 70.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068786 73.6%

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
406
Written questions
186
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
40
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
6

joint 360th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Peter Bottomley: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 141420202021: 696920212022: 515120222023: 303020232024: 2222202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Peter Bottomley: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02019: 0020192020: 2220202021: 1120212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Peter Bottomley: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 1120192020: 7720202021: 5520212022: 171720222023: 7720232024: 33202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 75 46 22 0 3 0 0
2023 125 76 30 1 7 0 0
2022 97 64 51 1 17 0 0
2021 60 40 69 1 5 0 0
2020 47 33 14 2 7 0 0
2019 2 1 0 0 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

  • Ecclesiastical Committee 2002–2005, 2005–2010, 2010–2015, 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
406
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
260
distinct debates

282nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Peter Bottomley: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 474720202021: 606020212022: 979720222023: 12512520232024: 7575202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Peter Bottomley: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 333320202021: 404020212022: 646420222023: 767620232024: 4646202420252026

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. 1975

    • – Became MP for Woolwich West
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1983

    • – Became MP for Eltham

  3. 1984

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

  4. 1986

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment)

  5. 1989

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

  6. 1990

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

  7. 1997

    • – Became MP for Worthing West

  8. 2002

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  9. 2005

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  10. 2010

    • – Became MP for Worthing West
    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  11. 2015

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  12. 2017

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  13. 2019

    • – Appointed: Father of the House of Commons

  14. 2020

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee

  15. 2024

    • – Left role: Father of the House of Commons
    • – 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.