Portrait of Dr Lauren Sullivan

Dr Lauren Sullivan

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Gravesham · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Role Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: lauren.sullivan.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
88.0%
555 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
3 meetings attended
Debate contributions
141
in the 7 year window
Written questions
13
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Dr Lauren Sullivan is the Labour MP for Gravesham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She is Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Gravesham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
88.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
555

joint 38th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Dr Lauren Sullivan voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 87.9%87.9%2026: 87.7%87.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236207 87.7%
2025322283 87.9%
20247365 89.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631555 88.0%

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
141
Written questions
13
Oral questions
13
Early day motions
4
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
3

joint 600th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Dr Lauren Sullivan: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 121220252026: 112026
Oral questions per year
Dr Lauren Sullivan: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 6620252026: 552026
Early day motions per year
Dr Lauren Sullivan: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 4420252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 38 29 1 5 0 0 0
2025 86 60 12 6 4 0 0
2024 17 15 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
141
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
104
distinct debates

joint 533rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Dr Lauren Sullivan: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 171720242025: 868620252026: 38382026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Lauren Sullivan: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 151520242025: 606020252026: 29292026

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 Gravesham
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed: Chair of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Board

Constituency: Gravesham

Gravesham constituency boundary
Area
98.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,712
Electorate
73,094 · turnout 59.1%
Postcode areas
DA11, DA12, DA13, DA3, ME2, ME3, TN15

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.