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Claire Hughes

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bangor Aberconwy · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office) · Wales Office

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: claire.hughes.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
90.2%
569 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
34 meetings attended
Debate contributions
56
in the 7 year window
Written questions
10
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Claire Hughes is the Labour MP for Bangor Aberconwy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office), and Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bangor Aberconwy4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Assistant WhipGovernment16 September 202522 July 2026
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM TreasuryGovernment7 September 202516 September 2025

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 average 75.4%

Participation by year

Claire Hughes voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 94.5%94.5%2025: 86.3%86.3%2026: 94.1%94.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236222 94.1%
2025322278 86.3%
20247369 94.5%

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
56
Written questions
10
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
34

joint 609th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Claire Hughes: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 0020242025: 101020252026
Oral questions per year
Claire Hughes: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 2220242025: 3320252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2025 45 39 10 3 0 1 0
2024 11 9 0 2 0 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 average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
56
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
48
distinct debates

628th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Claire Hughes: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 111120242025: 454520252026
Debates participated in per year
Claire Hughes: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 9920242025: 393920252026

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 Bangor Aberconwy
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
    • – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee

  2. 2025

    • – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
    • – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

  3. 2026

    • – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip

Constituency: Bangor Aberconwy

Bangor Aberconwy constituency boundary
Area
1,400.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 4,896
Electorate
70,527 · turnout 59.1%
Postcode areas
LL15, LL16, LL17, LL21, LL22, LL24, LL25, LL26, LL27, LL28, LL29, LL30, LL31, LL32, LL33, LL34, LL56, LL57, LL59

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.