PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP for East Surrey Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP photograph
Conservative

The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho is the Conservative MP for East Surrey, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Elected Dec 2019
Elected 1 time

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
0207 219 5972
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
83,148
Turnout
59,690 (72%)
Majority
24,040
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
82,004
Turnout
59,203 (72%)
Majority
23,914
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
79,654
Turnout
56,103 (70%)
Majority
22,658
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
76,855
Turnout
54,640 (71%)
Majority
16,874

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
31 Aug 2023 to Now
Government Post
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
27 Oct 2022 to 31 Aug 2023
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
21 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
19 Jan 2022 to 27 Jan 2022
Committee
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]
24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021
Committee
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
16 Jun 2021 to 22 Jun 2021
Committee
National Insurance Contributions Bill
12 Dec 2019 to Now
House
Commons
12 Dec 2019 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
12 Dec 2019 to Now
Representative
East Surrey
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
16 Apr 2024
Grid Decarbonisation: Cost
5
16 Apr 2024
Floating Offshore Wind
8
16 Apr 2024
Topical Questions
6
27 Feb 2024
Topical Questions
6
27 Feb 2024
Green Technologies: Private Investment
6
27 Feb 2024
Social Energy Tariff
3
27 Feb 2024
Energy Costs
3
22 Jan 2024
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
3
28 Nov 2023
Household Income: Energy Costs
5
28 Nov 2023
Climate Change Committee: Progress Report
6

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
12 Dec 2019
to Now
Claire Coutinho
Conservative
Current Member
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho is the Conservative MP for East Surrey, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
6 May 2010
to 6 Nov 2019
Mr Sam Gyimah
Liberal Democrat
Defeated
Mr Sam Gyimah is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Liberal Democrat MP for East Surrey, and left the Commons on 6 November 2019.

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