Portrait of David Taylor

David Taylor

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Hemel Hempstead · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: david.taylor.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.7%
503 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
49 meetings attended
Debate contributions
109
in the 7 year window
Written questions
137
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

David Taylor is the Labour MP for Hemel Hempstead, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hemel Hempstead4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.7%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
503

joint 191st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

David Taylor voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 86.3%86.3%2026: 67.0%67.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236158 67.0%
2025322278 86.3%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631503 79.7%

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
109
Written questions
137
Oral questions
15
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
49

joint 404th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
David Taylor: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 303020242025: 595920252026: 48482026
Oral questions per year
David Taylor: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 111120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 25 18 48 0 0 0 0
2025 66 42 59 11 0 0 0
2024 18 16 30 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
International Development Committee Member 21 October 2024 49 of 49 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
109
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
76
distinct debates

joint 569th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
David Taylor: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 181820242025: 666620252026: 25252026
Debates participated in per year
David Taylor: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 161620242025: 424220252026: 18182026

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 Hemel Hempstead
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined International Development Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Constituency: Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead constituency boundary
Area
57.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 4,857
Electorate
71,035 · turnout 62.1%
Postcode areas
HP1, HP2, HP3, HP5, WD4

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.