Will Quince
Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Colchester · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Government | 7 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 |
| Minister of State (Education) | Government | 7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 4 April 2019 | 16 September 2021 |
Voting participation
36th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 109 | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 256 | 224 | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 224 | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 183 | 96.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 943 | 88.3% |
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
628th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 163 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 212 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 127 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 214 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
2 bill committees served on
- Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill 2024
- Finance Bill 2024
Hansard activity
joint 156th of 650 current MPs (2 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 Colchester
- – Joined Conservative
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2022
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Education)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Education)
2023
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
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.