Dan Jarvis
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Barnsley North · in Parliament since 3 March 2011
Government Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 1082
Email: dan.jarvis.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
Corporate Mail Room, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG
Tel: 01226 787893
Email: dan.jarvis.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley North | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Barnsley Central | 3 March 2011 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3 March 2011 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | Government | 11 June 2026 | 20 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 11 June 2026 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Government | 6 July 2024 | 11 June 2026 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 22 June 2015 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 18 June 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 |
Voting participation
583rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 53 | 22.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 145 | 45.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 125 | 62.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 167 | 65.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 162 | 64.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 187 | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 121 | 63.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 725 | 67.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 235 | 37.2% |
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
50th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 456 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 556 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 187 | 47 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 91 | 74 | 213 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 154 | 93 | 285 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 35 | 438 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 59 | 36 | 446 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
6 bill committees served on
- Carer’s Leave Bill 2022
- Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] 2024
- Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill 2023
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 2022
- Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024
- Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee 2024
Hansard activity
36th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2011
- – Became MP for Barnsley Central
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2015
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
- – Became MP for Barnsley North
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office)
2025
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
2026
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Defence
- – Left role: Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Defence
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
Constituency: Barnsley North
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.