PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP for Banbury Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis is the Conservative MP for Banbury, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Attorney General.

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8756
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
90,116
Turnout
62,921 (70%)
Majority
16,813
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
83,824
Turnout
61,562 (73%)
Majority
12,399
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
86,420
Turnout
58,008 (67%)
Majority
18,395
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
84,379
Turnout
56,241 (67%)
Majority
18,227

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
25 Oct 2022 to Now
Government Post
Attorney General
7 Sep 2022 to 25 Oct 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
6 Jul 2022 to 7 Jul 2022
Committee
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
3 Nov 2021 to 18 Nov 2021
Committee
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
16 Sep 2021 to 7 Sep 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
28 Jan 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Justice Committee
2 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
Justice Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Banbury
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
14 Mar 2024
Application of Genocide Convention
2
14 Mar 2024
International Humanitarian Law
9
1 Feb 2024
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: ECHR
3
1 Feb 2024
Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecution
4
1 Feb 2024
Government: Rule of Law
4
1 Feb 2024
Director of Public Prosecutions: Priorities
3
7 Dec 2023
Rule of Law within Government
4
7 Dec 2023
Hamas and Israel: Breaches of International Law
3
19 Oct 2023
Violence against Women and Girls: Prosecution Rates
4
19 Oct 2023
Crown Prosecution Service: Access to Justice
5

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Victoria Prentis
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis is the Conservative MP for Banbury, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Attorney General.
9 Jun 1983
to 30 Mar 2015
Sir Tony Baldry
Conservative
Retired
The Rt Hon Sir Tony Baldry is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Banbury, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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