Victoria Atkins
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Louth and Horncastle · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Opposition Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louth and Horncastle | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Louth and Horncastle | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | Government | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Minister for Afghan resettlement | Government | 17 September 2021 | 8 March 2022 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Minister for Women | Government | 16 January 2018 | 13 February 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Government | 9 November 2017 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
joint 284th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 142 | 60.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 168 | 52.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 153 | 76.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 233 | 91.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 218 | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 170 | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 925 | 86.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 362 | 57.4% |
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 483rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 358 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 283 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 187 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 460 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 265 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Women and Equalities Committee 2022–2022 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
28th 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Louth and Horncastle
- – Joined Conservative
2017
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2018
- – Appointed: Minister for Women
2020
- – Left role: Minister for Women
2021
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Appointed: Minister for Afghan resettlement
2022
- – Left role: Minister for Afghan resettlement
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
- – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
- – Appointed: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
2023
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Left role: Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
2024
- – Became MP for Louth and Horncastle
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Constituency: Louth and Horncastle
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.