The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 8 Jun 2017

Neil O'Brien.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.

Commons votes
357/521
69% attendance · top 63% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
539
across 105 debates · 141,187 words
Written Qs
704
668 answered · 36 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

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).

§ 01Voting record.357 divisions · most recent 18 Mar 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.

Taxation77
Economy69
Employment37
Crime & Policing34
Education32
Constitution and Democracy28
Housing21
Welfare and Benefits21

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.539 contributions · 105 debates · 141,187 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Education125,440
Social Care57,065
Economy & Jobs40,855
Labour Market26,357
Cost of Living15,089
Fiscal Policy13,034
Crime11,722
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

19 May

Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address

The government is repeating a pattern of backsliding; withholding documents entirely from the ISC violates the Humble Address and undermines parliamentary sovereignty.

411 words·Read
18 Mar

Student Loans

Government admits system is broken but will only 'look at' it; Plan 2 graduates pay more than borrowed with perverse incentives; reform must cap interest and fund apprenticeships w

1,409 words·Read
9 Feb

Standards in Public Life

The Prime Minister's judgment is the real problem, not process; he ignored available information about Mandelson and Epstein and must take personal responsibility; Morgan McSweeney

963 words·Read
15 Oct

Official Secrets Act Case: Witness Statements

Government knew case would collapse days in advance but did nothing; refuses to clarify what the CPS asked for or why it was refused; demands transparency on meetings and correspon

475 words·Read
Showing 4 of 539·All 539 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

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

§ 04Written questions.704 tabled · 668 answered · 12 Sept 2024 → 29 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Education12317.5%
Department for Work and Pensions9213.1%
Home Office689.7%
Ministry of Justice628.8%
Department of Health and Social Care547.7%
Treasury415.8%
Department for Transport375.3%
Department for Business and Trade273.8%

Most recent.

29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

How many people in England have a formal clinical diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder recorded in NHS primary care records.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

With reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to November 20

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Pending

With reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to November 2025 were recorded as having conditions in more than one ICD-10 chapter.

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

With reference to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13523 on Counter-terrorism: Prisoners, how many referrals were made to the Prevent programme by HM Prison and Probation Service in each fin

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 704·All 704 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £316k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

A member of the advisory board of Onward, a think tank which aims to produce mod
A member of the advisory board of Onward, a think tank which aims to produce modernising ideas to address some of the biggest challenges fac…

Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Apr 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing242,30776.6%
Accommodation32,65610.3%
Office Costs29,4239.3%
MP Travel9,2532.9%
Staff Travel2,2890.7%
Total · 155 claims316,335100%
Showing 6 of 155·All 155 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

Nothing tabled for O'Brien on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2017, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Harborough, Oadby and Wigston18,61436.9%Won
2019Harborough31,69855.3%Won
2017Harborough30,13552.3%Won

2024 — full result, Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.

CandidateVotes%
Neil O'BrienWONCon18,61436.9

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

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 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 141,187 words
9 Sept 2024 → 19 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
704 tabled · 668 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£316,335 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL