Ellie Reeves
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Government Attorney General · Attorney General's Office
Role Party Chair, Labour Party
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham West and East Dulwich | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Lewisham West and Penge | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) | Government | 6 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
Voting participation
496th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 162 | 68.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 173 | 53.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 111 | 55.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 161 | 62.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 157 | 62.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 191 | 78.9% |
| 2020 | 190 | 140 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 708 | 66.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 389 | 61.7% |
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
joint 163rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 83 | 13 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 89 | 43 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 81 | 59 | 237 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 63 | 51 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34 | 27 | 73 | 7 | 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
- Justice Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 220th 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Lewisham West and Penge
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Justice Committee
2020
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Solicitor General
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Solicitor General
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
2024
- – Left role: Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator
- – Became MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- – Appointed: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Party Chair, Labour Party
2025
- – Appointed: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
- – Left role: Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2026
- – Appointed: Attorney General
- – Left role: Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Constituency: Lewisham West and East Dulwich
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.