Keeping track of all the maiden speeches delivered by new MPs in the British House of Commons. Originally established as
@2015maidens
after the 2015 election.
And finally... tomorrow, 524 days after his election in December 2019,
@RobinMillarMP
(Con, Aberconwy) is set to make his maiden speech - although last week’s by-election victor
@AnumQaisarJaved
(SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) will make her debut shortly before him.
So that's 139 maiden speeches delivered since the new Parliament met after the General Election. Parliament is now in recess until September when we will continue to track the remaining 193 maiden speeches... Enjoy the summer!
The 2024 general election saw 335 new MPs returned, of whom 332 are expected to make maiden speeches since the three new Sinn Fein MPs are not taking their seats. There are also 15 retreads - former MPs returning to Westminster. Follow the maiden speeches here.
140 MPs were elected for the first time at the 2019 general election: 97 Conservative, 26 Labour, 8 SNP, 3 Lib Dems, 2 SDLP, 1 DUP, 1 Alliance, 1 Independent (and 1 Sinn Fein who will not take his seat). Follow us to track their maiden speeches over the coming weeks and months!
After a long gap since the penultimate maiden speech of the 2017 intake (made last November), Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara (Elected as Lab, now Independent) has in the last hour made his maiden speech - the 84th and final MP of his intake to do so. Hansard link to follow...
During the Third Reading debate on the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill yesterday, two MPs gave their maiden speeches - the first Labour and Conservative MPs of the 2019 intake to do so. Hansard links to follow shortly...
@AnumQaisarJaved
@RobinMillarMP
@columeastwood
@vickyford
...although the most famous example is probably 21-year-old Bernadette Devlin making her maiden speech on the day she took her seat in April 1969, the Tuesday after winning the Mid Ulster by-election the previous Thursday