Deirdre Costigan
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Ealing Southall · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing Southall | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Government | 12 May 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Assistant Whip | Government | 7 September 2025 | 12 May 2026 |
Voting participation
14th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 198 | 83.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 303 | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 73 | 72 | 98.6% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 573 | 90.8% |
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 435th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 128 | 84 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 57 | 30 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Housing Bill [Lords] | Member | 22 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
No data for this measure.
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2026–2026
- Health and Social Care Committee 2024–2025
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 409th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · 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.
2024
- – Became MP for Ealing Southall
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
2025
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2026
- – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Constituency: Ealing Southall
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.