Christina Rees

Labour (Co-op) Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Neath · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.0%
716 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
10 meetings attended
Debate contributions
268
in the 7 year window
Written questions
38
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Christina Rees is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour (Co-op) MP for Neath, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Neath7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour31 January 202430 May 2024
Independent13 October 202231 January 2024
Labour7 May 201513 October 2022

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Secretary of State for WalesOpposition9 February 20176 April 2020
Shadow Minister (Justice)Opposition10 October 20169 February 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
716

joint 457th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Christina Rees voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 67.4%67.4%2021: 84.3%84.3%2022: 52.6%52.6%2023: 64.8%64.8%2024: 66.1%66.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412784 66.1%
2023256166 64.8%
2022251132 52.6%
2021242204 84.3%
2020190128 67.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068716 67.0%

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
268
Written questions
38
Oral questions
6
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
10

joint 555th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Christina Rees: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 5520202021: 5520212022: 171720222023: 8820232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Christina Rees: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 0020202021: 4420212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Christina Rees: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 36 14 3 0 0 0 1
2023 35 15 8 1 1 0 0
2022 73 31 17 1 0 2 0
2021 91 39 5 4 0 0 0
2020 33 11 5 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
268
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
110
distinct debates

joint 388th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Christina Rees: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 333320202021: 919120212022: 737320222023: 353520232024: 3636202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Christina Rees: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 393920212022: 313120222023: 151520232024: 1414202420252026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Neath
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
  3. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
  4. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
  5. 2021

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  6. 2022

    • – Joined Independent
  7. 2024

    • – Joined Labour
    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

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.