Chris Evans
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Caerphilly · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5025
Email: chris.evans.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
Suite 5, The Gateway, Tredomen Business Park, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7EH
Tel: 01495 231990
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Islwyn | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy) | Opposition | 28 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 28 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
Voting participation
402nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 170 | 72.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 224 | 69.6% |
| 2024 | 200 | 121 | 60.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 160 | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 184 | 73.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 207 | 85.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 122 | 64.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 744 | 69.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 444 | 70.4% |
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
237th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 10 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | 22 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 21 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 16 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 129 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 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 (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Petitions Committee 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art 2020–2024
- Welsh Affairs Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 372nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
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.
2010
- – Became MP for Islwyn
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Joined Petitions Committee
- – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy)
- – Became MP for Caerphilly
- – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee
Constituency: Caerphilly
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.