Dame Meg Hillier
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch · in Parliament since 5 May 2005
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5325
Email: meg.hillier.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | 5 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 May 2005 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Opposition | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity) | Government | 9 November 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity) | Government | 2 July 2007 | 6 August 2009 |
Voting participation
353rd 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 | 188 | 79.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 236 | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 140 | 70.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 163 | 63.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 167 | 66.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 199 | 82.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 136 | 71.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 743 | 69.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 488 | 77.3% |
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
joint 493rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · 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 | 152 | 78 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 212 | 99 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 86 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 102 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 97 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 81 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 144 | 85 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Chair | 10 December 2024 | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees | Member | 23 June 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Treasury Committee | Chair | 9 September 2024 | 85 of 85 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 2023–2024
- Public Accounts Commission 2015–2017, 2017–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Committee 2011–2015, 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 129th 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.
2005
- – Became MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
- – Joined Labour
2007
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity)
2009
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity)
2010
- – Became MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2011
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2015
- – Became Chair of Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Public Accounts Commission
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017
- – Became Chair of Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Public Accounts Commission
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2020
- – Became Chair of Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023
- – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
2024
- – Became MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
- – Became Chair of Treasury Committee
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Became Chair of Liaison Committee (Commons)
2026
- – Joined Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees
Constituency: Hackney South and Shoreditch
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.