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Rt Hon Edward Argar MP for Charnwood Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Edward Argar MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Edward Argar is the Conservative MP for Charnwood, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Justice).

Elected May 2015
Elected 3 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8140
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
79,534
Turnout
55,365 (70%)
Majority
22,397
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
78,071
Turnout
55,176 (71%)
Majority
16,341
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
77,269
Turnout
52,261 (68%)
Majority
16,931
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
74,473
Turnout
53,542 (72%)
Majority
15,029
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Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
24 Apr 2024 to Now
Committee
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023
Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill
27 Oct 2022 to Now
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
14 Oct 2022 to 27 Oct 2022
Government Post
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
6 Sep 2022 to 14 Oct 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
6 Sep 2022 to 14 Oct 2022
Government Post
Paymaster General
20 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022
Committee
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
7 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021
Committee
Health and Care Bill
10 Sep 2019 to 6 Jul 2022
Government Post
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
14 Jun 2018 to 10 Sep 2019
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
13 Jul 2015 to 21 Nov 2016
Committee
Procedure Committee
7 May 2015 to Now
House
Commons
7 May 2015 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
7 May 2015 to Now
Representative
Charnwood
6 May 2010
Election Contested
Oxford East
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Debates
417
Early Day Motions
0
Written Questions
80
Votes
1,665
Date
Debate
Contributions
26 Mar 2024
End of Custody Supervised Licence
4
Details
26 Mar 2024
Violence against Prison Officers
2
Details
26 Mar 2024
Secure Youth Estate: Violence
4
Details
26 Mar 2024
Topical Questions
2
Details
25 Mar 2024
James Bulger Murder: Public Inquiry
7
Details
20 Mar 2024
Prevention of Future Deaths Report: Terance Radford
2
Details
11 Mar 2024
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2024
3
Details
26 Feb 2024
Social Media Access in Prisons
3
Details
20 Feb 2024
Community Payback Pilots
2
Details
20 Feb 2024
Topical Questions
1
Details

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
7 May 2015
to Now
Edward Argar
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Edward Argar is the Conservative MP for Charnwood, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Justice).
3 May 1979
to 30 Mar 2015
Mr Stephen Dorrell
Conservative
Retired
The Rt Hon Mr Stephen Dorrell is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Charnwood, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.

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