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Member of Parliament

Damian Hinds

Profile, voting record, roles, interests, and election information from official Parliament data.

At a glance

6 May 2010

Commons start

16 years, 0 months

Time in Commons

86.8 %

Voting participation

+13.5 % vs avg

1,275

Majority

49

Debates (12 months)

77

Contributions

Voting activity (12 months)

Debate activity (12 months)

Contact

Parliamentary office

[email protected] 020 7219 7057

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 208/211 (99 %)
Migration 160/169 (95 %)
Housing 61/66 (92 %)
Trade 81/88 (92 %)

Lowest topic participation

Democracy / Parliament 31/43 (72 %)
Environment / Climate 33/45 (73 %)
NHS / Health 42/56 (75 %)
Education 73/95 (77 %)
Cost of Living 8/10 (80 %)

Party history

Conservative 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency

Constituency history

East Hampshire 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
East Hampshire 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill 4 Jun 2025 to present
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] 5 Mar 2025 to 20 Mar 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 15 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025
Culture, Media and Sport Committee 9 Dec 2024 to present
Shadow Secretary of State for Education 8 Jul 2024 to 4 Nov 2024 Department for Education
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill 24 Apr 2024 to 1 May 2024
Minister of State (Education) 13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024 Department for Education
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold East Hampshire Turnout 50,006
Candidate Party Votes Share
Damian Hinds Con Conservative 18,509 37.0 %
Dominic Martin LD Liberal Democrat 17,234 34.5 %
Matthew Kellerman RUK Reform UK 6,476 13.0 %
Lucy Sims Lab Labour 4,867 9.7 %
Richard Knight Green Green Party 2,404 4.8 %
Jim Makin Hampshire Independents 364 0.7 %
Sara Smith SDP Social Democratic Party 152 0.3 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,998 of 2,302 eligible divisions (86.8 %). Commons average: 73.3 %.

1998

Total votes

956

Aye

1042

No

5

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 956 / Noes 1,042

Divisions

Page 3 of 134

Source: Commons Votes API

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

24

Speeches

31

Questions

22

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Education 13 appearances
NHS / Health 3 appearances
Work / Employment 2 appearances
Transport 2 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Contaminated Blood: Compensation 23 Apr 2026 2
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 22 Apr 2026 1
Falling School Rolls 20 Apr 2026 1
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 15 Apr 2026 3
Proposed Visitor Levy 25 Mar 2026 3
Student Loans 18 Mar 2026 1
Heating Oil Support 16 Mar 2026 1
Local Government Reorganisation: South-east 10 Mar 2026 3
Youth Unemployment 28 Jan 2026 5
Dementia Support: Hampshire 21 Jan 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Registered interests

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1)

Name of donor: Google UK Ltd Address of donor: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9QT Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by Demos and Google, value £435, value £435 Date received: 3 April 2025 Date accepted: 3 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03977902 (Registered 17 April 2025)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year (1)

Type of land/property: Residential property (annex to residential property) Number of properties: 1 Location: Hampshire Interest held: from 1 January 2019 Rental income: from 1 January 2019 (Registered 7 March 2019)

Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API
Debate source UK Parliament Hansard API

FAQs

Who is Damian Hinds?

Damian Hinds is a Member of Parliament representing East Hampshire. Source

Which party does Damian Hinds represent?

Damian Hinds currently represents Conservative. Source

Which constituency does Damian Hinds represent?

Damian Hinds currently represents East Hampshire. Source

How long has Damian Hinds been an MP?

Damian Hinds has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 0 months. Source

How many Commons divisions has Damian Hinds voted in?

Damian Hinds has recorded votes in 1,998 of 2,302 eligible Commons divisions (86.8 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.3 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Damian Hinds voted against their party?

Damian Hinds has voted against the party majority 5 times in the imported division data. Source

What roles has Damian Hinds held?

Damian Hinds has 18 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What registered interests are listed for Damian Hinds?

Damian Hinds has registered interests in 2 imported categories. These come from the UK Parliament registered interests data. Source

What was Damian Hinds's latest election result?

Damian Hinds's latest imported election result is Con Hold in East Hampshire, with a majority of 1,275. Source

How active is Damian Hinds in parliamentary debates?

Damian Hinds has made 77 contributions across 49 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records. Source