PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Richard Drax MP for South Dorset Constituency

Current MP Details

Richard Drax MP photograph
Conservative

Richard Drax is the Conservative MP for South Dorset, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Elected May 2010
Elected 4 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7051
[email protected]
Constituency
Chesil House
Dorset Green Technology Park
Winfrith Newburgh
Dorchester
DT2 8ZB
01929 462803

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
73,809
Turnout
51,058 (69%)
Majority
17,153
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
72,323
Turnout
51,906 (72%)
Majority
11,695
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
71,534
Turnout
48,597 (68%)
Majority
11,994
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
73,360
Turnout
50,310 (69%)
Majority
7,443

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
5 Mar 2020 to Now
Committee
Defence Sub-Committee
2 Mar 2020 to Now
Committee
Defence Committee
2 Mar 2020 to Now
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
15 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
6 May 2010 to Now
House
Commons
6 May 2010 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
6 May 2010 to Now
Representative
South Dorset
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
24 Apr 2024
Defence Spending
1
22 Apr 2024
Hospice Funding
1
25 Mar 2024
Armed Forces Readiness
1
25 Mar 2024
Cyber-security and UK Democracy
1
12 Mar 2024
Budget Resolutions
1
4 Mar 2024
Farming
2
19 Feb 2024
Antisemitism in the UK
1
19 Feb 2024
Death of Alexei Navalny
1
19 Feb 2024
Post Office Governance and Horizon Compensation Schemes
1
31 Jan 2024
Northern Ireland Executive Formation
1

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
6 May 2010
to Now
Richard Drax
Conservative
Current Member
Richard Drax is the Conservative MP for South Dorset, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

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