MP for Arundel and South Downs
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
“Treasury veteran with a science and technology background, now leading the Conservative front bench on business and trade.”
Andrew Griffith is a Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs, first elected in 2019. He currently serves as Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, having previously held senior roles in the Treasury and in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. His parliamentary career has included work on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
His voting record shows very high party loyalty (100%), with attendance slightly below the party average (53% vs 56%). He has 3 rebel votes and sits around the centre-right (62/100). On key topics, he generally supports immigration controls, a tougher asylum system (including Rwanda-style deportations), and transgender rights, while his votes on NHS funding and VAT show a mixture of positions.
Declares 17 financial interests, including 6 entries for donations and other support for MP activities, 4 entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, 3 entries related to land and property, 2 miscellaneous entries, and 2 entries for visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
12 positions
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
Oct 2022 - Nov 2023
Financial Services and Markets Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
