Portrait of Chris Vince

Chris Vince

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Harlow · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: chris.vince.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.2%
569 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
98.0%
49 meetings attended
Debate contributions
744
in the 7 year window
Written questions
24
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
6
current

Biography

Chris Vince is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Harlow, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Harlow4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Hertford and Stortford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford

Voting participation

Participation rate
90.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
569

joint 17th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Chris Vince voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 91.6%91.6%2026: 86.0%86.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236203 86.0%
2025322295 91.6%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631569 90.2%

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
744
Written questions
24
Oral questions
45
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
49

576th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Chris Vince: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 141420242025: 6620252026: 442026
Oral questions per year
Chris Vince: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252024: 7720242025: 212120252026: 17172026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 291 202 4 17 0 0 0
2025 367 254 6 21 0 1 0
2024 86 47 14 7 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Member 12 February 2026 – no published attendance
Court of Referees Member 27 February 2025 – no published attendance
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Member 21 January 2026 – no published attendance
General Cemetery Bill [HL] Member 16 September 2025 – no published attendance
Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] Member 25 June 2025 – no published attendance
Public Accounts Commission Member 16 December 2024 1 of 1 100.0%

504th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
744
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
503
distinct debates

159th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Chris Vince: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 868620242025: 36736720252026: 2912912026
Debates participated in per year
Chris Vince: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01252503755002024: 474720242025: 25425420252026: 2022022026

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.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Harlow
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Court of Referees
    • – Joined Modernisation Committee
    • – Joined Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL]
    • – Joined General Cemetery Bill [HL]
    • – Joined Education Committee
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
    • – Joined Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill

Constituency: Harlow

Harlow constituency boundary
Area
154.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,504
Electorate
74,683 · turnout 58.1%
Postcode areas
CM17, CM18, CM19, CM20, CM21, CM22, CM23, CM5, CM6, CM92, EN10, EN11, EN9

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.