Angela Rayner
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Ashton-under-Lyne · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Government Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Constituency office
Ashton Market Hall, Market Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 7JU
Tel: 0161 342 5800
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
63.1%
1,072 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
4 meetings attended
Debate contributions
980
in the 7 year window
Written questions
724
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Angela Rayner is the Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Government | 9 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Government | 5 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| Shadow Deputy Prime Minister | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Opposition | 9 May 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work | Opposition | 9 May 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| National campaign co-ordinator | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 9 May 2021 |
| Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition | Opposition | 5 April 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Party Chair, Labour Party | Other | 5 April 2020 | 9 May 2021 |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | Other | 4 April 2020 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 4 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Opposition | 7 January 2016 | 27 June 2016 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 7 January 2016 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
63.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,072
518th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 153 | 64.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 137 | 42.6% |
| 2024 | 200 | 101 | 50.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 178 | 69.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 188 | 74.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 192 | 79.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 121 | 63.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 753 | 70.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 319 | 50.6% |
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
Debate contributions
980
Written questions
724
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
8
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
4
123rd 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 | 173 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 273 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 219 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 116 | 27 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 128 | 35 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 14 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | Member | 20 July 2026 | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Hansard activity
Contributions
980
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
153
distinct debates
100th 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
2020
- – Appointed: Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Appointed (opposition): Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition
- – Appointed: Party Chair, Labour Party
- – Appointed (opposition): National campaign co-ordinator
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work
- – Left role: National campaign co-ordinator
- – Left role: Party Chair, Labour Party
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
- – Left role: Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work
2024
- – Left role: Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition
- – Left role: Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
- – Became MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
- – Appointed: Deputy Prime Minister
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2025
- – Left role: Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
- – Left role: Deputy Prime Minister
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
2026
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne
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.