Vicky Ford
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Chelmsford · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development) | Government | 6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
209th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 97 | 76.4% |
| 2023 | 256 | 197 | 77.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 155 | 61.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 209 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 843 | 78.9% |
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 561st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 218 | 114 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2022 | 373 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 245 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 115 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 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
- Education Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 2018–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
92nd of 650 current MPs · 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 Chelmsford
- – Joined Conservative
2018
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
2020
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
2023
- – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
2024
- – Joined Education 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.