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Sir Robert Syms

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Poole · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.6%
978 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
90 meetings attended
Debate contributions
112
in the 7 year window
Written questions
11
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Robert Syms is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Poole, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Poole6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Poole1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative1 May 199730 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Poole
Walsall North

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government17 July 201615 June 2017
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government6 September 20127 October 2013
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)Opposition10 May 20053 July 2007
Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)Opposition1 June 20035 May 2005
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition28 February 20031 June 2003
Vice-Chair, Conservative PartyOther1 July 20011 July 2002
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)Opposition1 June 19991 June 2001

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
978

11th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Robert Syms voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 94.2%94.2%2021: 88.4%88.4%2022: 90.0%90.0%2023: 96.9%96.9%2024: 85.8%85.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127109 85.8%
2023256248 96.9%
2022251226 90.0%
2021242214 88.4%
2020190179 94.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068978 91.6%

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
112
Written questions
11
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
90

joint 606th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Robert Syms: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 8820202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Robert Syms: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 0020202021: 2220212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Robert Syms: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 14 10 0 0 0 0 0
2023 33 23 0 0 0 0 0
2022 27 15 2 1 1 0 0
2021 21 13 1 2 0 0 0
2020 17 15 8 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
112
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
76
distinct debates

joint 566th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Robert Syms: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 171720202021: 212120212022: 272720222023: 333320232024: 1414202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Robert Syms: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0613192520192020: 151520202021: 131320212022: 151520222023: 232320232024: 1010202420252026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for Poole
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1999

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)

  3. 2001

    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
    • – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  4. 2002

    • – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party

  5. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)

  6. 2005

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)

  7. 2007

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)

  8. 2010

    • – Became MP for Poole

  9. 2012

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  10. 2013

    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

  11. 2016

    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  12. 2017

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)

  13. 2020

    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)

  14. 2022

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  15. 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.