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Luke Evans.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Hinckley and Bosworth.

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Commons votes
443/570
78% attendance · top 34% of MPs
Party alignment
97%
votes with party majority
Speeches
871
across 281 debates · 173,605 words
Written Qs
966
929 answered · 37 pending
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party MP in a politically split seat.

All five of Evans's rebel votes on 20 June 2025 concerned assisted dying — and they reveal a consistent position rather than a confused one. He backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading while voting for amendments requiring palliative care assessments and disability data collection, and against safeguard clauses his party largely supported. The picture is of an MP who wanted the bill to pass but with stronger monitoring built in. That puts him well outside his party: his voting record shows 88% alignment with pro-assisted-dying-access positions against a Conservative average of 25%, a 63-percentage-point gap that is his largest deviation from party norms.

Beyond that cluster, Evans is a 97% party-line voter with a 78% participation rate — broadly in line with Commons averages. He consistently votes against workers' rights measures and tax increases, and with pro-business and tough-on-crime positions. He opposed the government's recent carbon budget orders and employment tribunal time-limit extensions, in step with Conservative frontbench positions. His speech activity is high — 870 contributions across 280 debates — with health and social care his dominant topics, which reflects his background as a GP and his current role as a shadow health minister. He has publicly challenged NHS rationing of hospital referrals and played a visible role in securing a £24.6 million Community Diagnostic Centre for Hinckley.

Local news over the past 90 days skews neutral to slightly negative on planning and crime issues, with transport coverage showing a modestly positive tone — consistent with his long-running A5 infrastructure campaign. He holds no current committee positions. Full voting and speech data are available; news sentiment data covers the past 90 days only.

Background

Dr Luke Evans is the Conservative MP for Hinckley and Bosworth, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care).

§ 01Voting record.443 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation94
Economy80
Employment43
Crime & Policing42
Education35
Constitution and Democracy32
Pensions21
Housing21

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Evans broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
18 Jun 2025Crime and Policing Bill: Third ReadingYes
vs party
17 Jun 2025Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Yes
vs party
17 Jun 2025Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106No
vs party
§ 02Speeches.871 contributions · 281 debates · 173,605 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Health123,515
Social Care103,563
Economy & Jobs40,497
Local Government32,386
Fiscal Policy28,412
Defence15,822
Housing12,780
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

6 Jul 2026

Topical Questions

Opposition questioner seeking confirmation that the Chagos deal has been cancelled and that billions previously allocated to Mauritius have been transferred to defence spending.

61 words·Read
30 Jun 2026

Department of Health and Social Care

Opposes deal on grounds that Government cannot explain costs or funding source; notes pattern of pharma investment cancellations since Labour took office; demands impact assessment

990 words·Read
25 Jun 2026

National Lung Cancer Screening Programme

Acknowledges the programme began under Conservative government and represents genuine progress, but criticises the 60% uptake rate, demands clarity on funding allocation, and calls

1,321 words·Read
23 Jun 2026

Topical Questions

Government is wrongly clawing back VAT on compassionate medicines scheme, effectively taxing free cancer drugs for children; decision should be reversed.

48 words·Read
Showing 4 of 871·All 871 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Evans holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.966 tabled · 929 answered · 23 Jul 2024 → 10 Jul 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care44746.3%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs868.9%
Department for Education818.4%
Department for Transport727.5%
Treasury555.7%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government414.2%
Department for Work and Pensions404.1%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero282.9%

Most recent.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

Pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of (a) work coaches, (b) disability employment advisers at Jobcentres and (c) access to work grants on the number of people with disabilities in work.

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

Pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of employment advisors in (a) NHS Talking Therapies, (b) Connect to Work and (c) Workwell on the number of people with disabilities in work.

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

Pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what recent conversations he has had with (a) other government departments and (b) third party bodies to support efforts to champion people with disabilities into work.

Awaiting answer.

10 Jul 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

Pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 12047 on Employment: Disability, what assessment he has made of the potential challenges faced by his Department to support people with disabilities into work and reduce the disability employment gap.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 966·All 966 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.0 declared interests · £291k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

No active register entries.

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing227,83378.4%
Accommodation29,06710.0%
Office Costs27,8479.6%
MP Travel3,6341.3%
Staff Travel1,7730.6%
Total · 180 claims290,568100%
Showing 6 of 180·All 180 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Evans on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2015, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Hinckley and Bosworth17,03235.6%Won
2019Bosworth36,05663.9%Won
2015Birmingham Edgbaston15,81238.3%Lost

2024 — full result, Hinckley and Bosworth.

CandidateVotes%
Luke EvansWONCon17,03235.6

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Hinckley and Bosworth

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 173,605 words
16 Jul 2024 → 13 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
966 tabled · 929 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£290,568 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL