Steve Double

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented St Austell and Newquay · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.6%
978 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
296
in the 7 year window
Written questions
110
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Steve Double is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
St Austell and Newquay7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
St Austell and Newquay

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM TreasuryGovernment28 October 202213 November 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Government8 July 20228 September 2022
Assistant WhipGovernment20 September 20218 July 2022

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

Steve Double voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 95.3%95.3%2021: 93.8%93.8%2022: 85.3%85.3%2023: 98.1%98.1%2024: 81.1%81.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127103 81.1%
2023256251 98.1%
2022251214 85.3%
2021242227 93.8%
2020190181 95.3%
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
296
Written questions
110
Oral questions
37
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 434th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Steve Double: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 474720202021: 484820212022: 6620222023: 2220232024: 77202420252026
Oral questions per year
Steve Double: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 232320202021: 7720212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 66 40 7 5 0 0 0
2023 18 10 2 1 0 0 0
2022 34 17 6 1 0 0 0
2021 64 49 48 7 0 0 0
2020 112 82 47 23 0 0 0
2019 2 1 0 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

8 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
296
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
199
distinct debates

joint 359th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Steve Double: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 11211220202021: 646420212022: 343420222023: 181820232024: 6666202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Steve Double: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 828220202021: 494920212022: 171720222023: 101020232024: 4040202420252026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for St Austell and Newquay
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  2. 2017

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  3. 2020

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  4. 2021

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  5. 2022

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
  6. 2023

    • – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
  7. 2024

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
    • – 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.