PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
David Johnston MP for Wantage Constituency
Current MP Details
Conservative
David Johnston is the Conservative MP for Wantage, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education).
Elected Dec 2019Elected 1 time
MP Contact Details
Constituency Election Results
Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
90,867
Turnout
67,173 (74%)
Majority
12,653
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
85,786
Turnout
63,602 (74%)
Majority
17,380
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
82,931
Turnout
58,320 (70%)
Majority
21,749
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Con Hold
Electorate
80,456
Turnout
56,341 (70%)
Majority
13,547
Constituency Map
MP History
Date
Event
Details
31 Aug 2023 to Now
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
19 Jul 2023 to 4 Sep 2023
Committee
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
23 Nov 2022 to 27 Nov 2022
Committee
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022
Committee
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
19 Oct 2022 to 26 Oct 2022
Committee
Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill
24 Nov 2021 to 7 Dec 2021
Committee
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
21 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021
Committee
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
7 Sep 2021 to Now
Committee
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
6 Sep 2021 to 6 Sep 2021
Committee
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
21 Jul 2021 to 6 Sep 2021
Committee
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
1 Mar 2021 to 15 Mar 2022
Committee
Backbench Business Committee
2 Mar 2020 to 19 Oct 2021
Committee
Education Committee
12 Dec 2019 to Now
House
Commons
12 Dec 2019 to Now
Affiliation
Conservative
12 Dec 2019 to Now
Representative
Wantage
Notes
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
MP Contributions
Date
Debate
Contributions
Constituency Member History
Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
12 Dec 2019
to Now
to Now
David Johnston
Conservative
Current Member
David Johnston is the Conservative MP for Wantage, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education).
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