Tom Pursglove
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Corby · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corby | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corby and East Northamptonshire |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery) | Government | 7 December 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 7 December 2023 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office) | Government | 19 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 29 July 2019 | 19 September 2021 |
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | Other | 27 July 2018 | 15 January 2019 |
Voting participation
7th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 117 | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 256 | 240 | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 227 | 90.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 219 | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 186 | 97.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 991 | 92.8% |
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 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 245 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 170 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 291 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 411 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 77th of 650 current MPs (3 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Corby
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Appointed: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
2019
- – Left role: Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2023
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
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.