Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale

Member of Parliament

Sir John Whittingdale

Party history

Conservative 9 Apr 1992 to present

Constituency history

Maldon 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Maldon 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Maldon and East Chelmsford 1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times
South Colchester and Maldon 9 Apr 1992 to 1 May 1997 Elected 1 time

Roles

Foreign Affairs Committee 21 Oct 2024 to present
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) 19 Jul 2024 to 6 Nov 2024 Department of Health and Social Care
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill 21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024
Media Bill 29 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) 9 May 2023 to 20 Dec 2023 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) 9 May 2023 to 20 Dec 2023 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill 9 May 2023 to 23 May 2023

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold Maldon Turnout 49,841
Candidate Party Votes Share
John Whittingdale Con Conservative 19,374 38.9 %
Pamela Walford RUK Reform UK 12,468 25.0 %
Onike Gollo Lab Labour 9,817 19.7 %
Simon Burwood LD Liberal Democrat 5,882 11.8 %
Isobel Doubleday Green Green Party 2,300 4.6 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Sir John Whittingdale been an MP?

Sir John Whittingdale has been in the House of Commons for 34 years, 1 months. Source

What parties has Sir John Whittingdale been a member of?

Sir John Whittingdale has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Sir John Whittingdale held?

Sir John Whittingdale has 24 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Sir John Whittingdale's latest election result?

Sir John Whittingdale's latest imported election result is Con Hold in Maldon, with a majority of 6,906. Source