Neil O'Brien

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Neil O'Brien is the Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development).

1786

Votes Cast

£311,946

Expenses 2024-25

2,378

Majority

36.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£311,946

Staffing£242,307
Accommodation£32,656
Office£25,035
Travel£11,949

Year-on-Year

2024-25£311,946
2023-24£295,863
2022-23£276,613
2021-22£212,611
2020-21£219,570
2019-20£204,543
2018-19£191,241
2017-18£134,916

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,386 voters

Conservative
18,614 votes36.9%
Labour
16,236 votes32.2%
Reform UK
6,332 votes12.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,732 votes9.4%
Green Party
4,269 votes8.5%
Social Democratic Party
203 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

787

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

84

Debates Spoken In

169

Speeches

395

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 AYE

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
25 April 2018

Registered 16 June 2020

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Neil in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many overseas borrowers currently classified as non-compliant by the Student Loans Company had their first student loan disbursed in each academic year

Department for Education17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 10 June to Question 303, how much was spent on forensic support services in each year since 2005.

Department of Health and Social Care15 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of 11 June to Question 7174, how many employees in HMPPS under the Occupational Psychologist profession are i) trainee psycholog

Ministry of Justice12 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Universal Credit obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.

Department for Work and Pensions11 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.

Department for Work and Pensions11 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Employment and Support Allowance obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.

Department for Work and Pensions11 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Table 2 of the UKRI Budget Allocations explainer of December 2025, how much of the £2,308m allocated to 'Wider P

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Core Table 1 on page 269 of the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report, if he will provide a breakdown of the £2,722m spent on 'Purcha

Department for Work and Pensions9 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason trains were moved away from East Midlands Railway prior to the arrival of new rolling stock.

Department for Transport8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rolling stock on the East Midlands Railway.

Department for Transport8 Jun 2026
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