Barry Gardiner
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Brent West · in Parliament since 1 May 1997
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
63.4%
1,077 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
434 meetings attended
Debate contributions
747
in the 7 year window
Written questions
281
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current
Biography
Barry Gardiner is the Labour MP for Brent West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent West | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Brent North | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Brent North | 1 May 1997 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 May 1997 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change) | Opposition | 14 July 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Opposition | 14 July 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 14 July 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 18 September 2015 |
| Special Envoy for Forestry | Government | 28 June 2007 | 15 September 2008 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs) | Government | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency) | Government | 10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Government | 2 April 2004 | 10 May 2005 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
63.4%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,077
joint 513th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 107 | 45.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 201 | 62.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 144 | 72.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 139 | 54.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 169 | 67.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 193 | 79.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 122 | 64.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 710 | 66.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 367 | 58.2% |
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
747
Written questions
281
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
12
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
434
288th 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 | 52 | 25 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 89 | 58 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 294 | 43 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 60 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 101 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 84 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 67 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | Member | 28 October 2024 | 196 of 196 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 2010–2013, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Committee 1999–2002, 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
Contributions
747
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
284
distinct debates
joint 157th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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.
1997
- – Became MP for Brent North
- – Joined Labour
1999
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2004
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2005
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
2006
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency)
2007
- – Appointed: Special Envoy for Forestry
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs)
2008
- – Left role: Special Envoy for Forestry
2010
- – Became MP for Brent North
- – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
2020
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change)
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
- – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2023
- – Joined Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research
- – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Brent West
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
Constituency: Brent West
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.