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Stephen Metcalfe

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented South Basildon and East Thurrock · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.5%
977 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
11 meetings attended
Debate contributions
263
in the 7 year window
Written questions
26
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Stephen Metcalfe is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Basildon and East Thurrock6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative6 May 201030 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
South Basildon and East Thurrock
Ilford South

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
977

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

Participation by year

Stephen Metcalfe voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 92.6%92.6%2021: 90.5%90.5%2022: 86.9%86.9%2023: 95.3%95.3%2024: 92.9%92.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127118 92.9%
2023256244 95.3%
2022251218 86.9%
2021242219 90.5%
2020190176 92.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068977 91.5%

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
263
Written questions
26
Oral questions
67
Early day motions
8
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
11

joint 573rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Stephen Metcalfe: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 121220212022: 8820222023: 5520232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Stephen Metcalfe: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 151520202021: 212120212022: 111120222023: 161620232024: 44202420252026
Early day motions per year
Stephen Metcalfe: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 1120192020: 3320202021: 2220212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 15 9 0 4 0 0 0
2023 66 36 5 16 0 1 0
2022 53 36 8 11 2 1 0
2021 75 50 12 21 2 0 0
2020 54 42 1 15 3 0 0
2019 0 0 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
263
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
173
distinct debates

joint 391st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Stephen Metcalfe: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 545420202021: 757520212022: 535320222023: 666620232024: 1515202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Stephen Metcalfe: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 424220202021: 505020212022: 363620222023: 363620232024: 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. 2010

    • – Became MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  2. 2016

    • – Became Chair of Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  3. 2017

    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  4. 2022

    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  5. 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.