Portrait of Helena Dollimore

Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Hastings and Rye · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: helena.dollimore.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 01424 424 125

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.5%
495 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
80 meetings attended
Debate contributions
138
in the 7 year window
Written questions
45
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Helena Dollimore is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hastings and Rye, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hastings and Rye4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
495

joint 221st of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Helena Dollimore voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 75.8%75.8%2026: 78.0%78.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236184 78.0%
2025322244 75.8%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631495 78.5%

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
138
Written questions
45
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
80

joint 533rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Helena Dollimore: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 101020242025: 313120252026: 442026
Oral questions per year
Helena Dollimore: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02024: 2220242025: 2220252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Helena Dollimore: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 49 41 4 1 0 0 0
2025 63 40 31 2 0 0 0
2024 26 19 10 2 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Member 26 October 2026 32 of 32 100.0%
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) Member 2 June 2025 41 of 41 100.0%
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) Member 2 June 2025 5 of 5 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
138
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
100
distinct debates

joint 537th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Helena Dollimore: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 262620242025: 636320252026: 49492026
Debates participated in per year
Helena Dollimore: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 191920242025: 404020252026: 41412026

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 Hastings and Rye
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
  3. 2026

    • – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Constituency: Hastings and Rye

Hastings and Rye constituency boundary
Area
141.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,653
Electorate
75,939 · turnout 60.6%
Postcode areas
TN31, TN34, TN35, TN36, TN37, TN38

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.