MP for The Wrekin
“A long-serving Conservative MP with strong party loyalty who chairs parliamentary panels and has occasionally rebelled on EU-related Brexit votes.”
Mark Pritchard is a Conservative MP for The Wrekin, first elected in 2005. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs (since 2024) and has previously sat on the Intelligence and Security Committee and a range of parliamentary committees, giving him experience in security, governance and international affairs.
He shows very high party loyalty (99% of votes with the party) and above-average attendance for his party (62% vs 56%). He has 13 rebel votes. On policy, he generally supports immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and tends to oppose stronger trade union powers; his voting on NHS funding, prison sentencing and other welfare issues is mixed.
He has nine declared financial interests, including multiple paid employments, ongoing paid employment, visits outside the UK, land and property holdings, and a shareholding.
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.
14 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Jul 2020 - Feb 2022
Panel of Chairs
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Panel of Chairs
Jun 2017 - Nov 2019
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Nov 2016 - May 2017
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Oct 2015 - May 2017
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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYECrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
NOCrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment 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.
