Dr Rupa Huq
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Ealing Central and Acton · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6865
Email: rupa.huq.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing Central and Acton | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Ealing Central and Acton | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 2 March 2023 | Present |
| Independent | 27 September 2022 | 2 March 2023 |
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 27 September 2022 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesham and Amersham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Crime and Prevention) | Opposition | 21 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
Voting participation
joint 377th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 187 | 79.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 230 | 71.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 129 | 64.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 184 | 71.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 143 | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 203 | 83.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 136 | 71.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 740 | 69.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 474 | 75.1% |
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
71st 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 | 71 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 105 | 56 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 123 | 59 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 107 | 53 | 211 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 124 | 59 | 353 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 127 | 64 | 330 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 127 | 75 | 122 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | Member | 21 October 2024 | 161 of 161 | 100.0% |
| Panel of Chairs | Member | 30 July 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | 18 December 2024 | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
146th 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Ealing Central and Acton
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Crime and Prevention)
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Crime and Prevention)
2020
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2022
- – Joined Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
- – Joined Independent
2023
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2024
- – Became MP for Ealing Central and Acton
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
Constituency: Ealing Central and Acton
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.