Sir Simon Clarke
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |||
| Middlesbrough |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Government | 6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 |
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 8 September 2020 |
| Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 27 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
Voting participation
93rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 105 | 82.7% |
| 2023 | 256 | 214 | 83.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 204 | 81.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 206 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 174 | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 905 | 84.7% |
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
joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 300 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 100 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 127 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 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
- Public Accounts Committee 2022–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2020–2020, 2022–2022
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 193rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2017
- – Became MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
2020
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Left role: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2021
- – Appointed: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2022
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Left role: Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
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.