Synopsis
Priti Patel is a Conservative MP for Witham who was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and is among the longest serving 10% of MPs overall and the longest serving 25% of Conservative MPs, having first been elected in May 2010. She has cast 347 votes out of 573 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 61% and placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation. She has made 316 debate contributions across 165 debates, with her main focus areas being Foreign Affairs & Defence, International Development, and Other/Procedural matters, while her voting activity has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 28/08/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
347 / 573
60.56%
Ranked #505 of 654 MPs (23th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
165 / 11122
316 total contributions
Ranked #220 of 654 MPs (67th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
39
£257,057.26
Ranked #16 of 654 MPs (98th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Constituencies
- Witham May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Nov 2024 – present · Opposition
- Home Secretary Jul 2019 – Sep 2022
- Secretary of State for International Development Jul 2016 – Nov 2017
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet) May 2015 – Jul 2016
- Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) Jul 2014 – May 2015