Helen Hayes
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Dulwich and West Norwood · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 6971
Email: helen.hayes.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich and West Norwood | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Dulwich and West Norwood | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 30 December 2020 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 27 January 2020 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
220th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 165 | 69.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 267 | 82.9% |
| 2024 | 200 | 155 | 77.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 199 | 77.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 189 | 75.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 212 | 87.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 145 | 76.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 833 | 78.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 501 | 79.4% |
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
31st 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 | 98 | 56 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 138 | 78 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 85 | 52 | 110 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 70 | 47 | 179 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 86 | 63 | 419 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 64 | 51 | 606 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 101 | 72 | 450 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | Chair | 11 September 2024 | 85 of 85 | 100.0% |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 4 December 2024 | 2 of 2 | 100.0% |
491st of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Environmental Audit Committee 2021–2023 · attendance 98.5%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 183rd of 650 current MPs (2 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Dulwich and West Norwood
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2021
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Became MP for Dulwich and West Norwood
- – Became Chair of Education Committee
- – Joined Education Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
Constituency: Dulwich and West Norwood
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.