Holly Lynch
Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Halifax · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Flooding and Coastal Communities) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 30 July 2018 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 9 October 2016 |
Voting participation
327th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 83 | 65.4% |
| 2023 | 256 | 170 | 66.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 189 | 75.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 201 | 83.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 139 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 784 | 73.4% |
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
joint 302nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 195 | 68 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 93 | 29 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 124 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2023–2024
- Home Affairs Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
240th 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 Halifax
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2016
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Flooding and Coastal Communities)
2018
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Flooding and Coastal Communities)
2020
- – Joined Home Affairs Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
2024
- – Left role: Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
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.