Andy Slaughter
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Government Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) · Attorney General's Office
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4990
Email: slaughtera@parliament.uk
Constituency office
28 Greyhound Road, London, W6 8NX
Tel: 020 7610 1950
Email: andy@andyslaughter.com
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Chiswick | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hammersmith | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 May 2005 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Solicitor General | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 15 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 29 October 2021 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing) | Opposition | 21 October 2016 | 29 June 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
139th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 190 | 80.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 298 | 92.6% |
| 2024 | 200 | 158 | 79.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 198 | 77.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 199 | 79.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 136 | 71.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 839 | 78.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 558 | 88.4% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
217th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 41 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 150 | 100 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 100 | 72 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 111 | 87 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 130 | 87 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 212 | 59 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 94 | 53 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Justice Committee 2019–2019, 2020–2022, 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees 2026–2026
- National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
132nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2005
- – Became MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
- – Joined Labour
2010
- – Became MP for Hammersmith
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing)
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing)
2019
- – Joined Justice Committee
2020
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Solicitor General
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Solicitor General
2024
- – Became MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick
- – Became Chair of Justice Committee
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2026
- – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees
- – Appointed: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Constituency: Hammersmith and Chiswick
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.