Portrait of Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bradford East · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 8636

Email: imran.hussain.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Karmand Community Centre, Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 9EP

Tel: 01274 231527

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
73.2%
1,243 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
431
in the 7 year window
Written questions
554
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Imran Hussain is the Labour MP for Bradford East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bradford East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Bradford East7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour5 February 2025Present
Independent23 July 20245 February 2025
Labour7 May 201523 July 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bradford West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)Opposition5 September 20237 November 2023
Shadow Minister (Future of Work)Opposition4 December 20215 September 2023
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)Opposition10 April 20204 December 2021
Shadow Minister (Justice)Opposition3 July 201710 April 2020
Shadow Minister (International Development)Opposition14 January 20163 July 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
73.2%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,243

joint 332nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Imran Hussain voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 63.2%63.2%2021: 84.3%84.3%2022: 75.7%75.7%2023: 80.1%80.1%2024: 72.5%72.5%2025: 66.2%66.2%2026: 69.5%69.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236164 69.5%
2025322213 66.2%
2024200145 72.5%
2023256205 80.1%
2022251190 75.7%
2021242204 84.3%
2020190120 63.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068809 75.8%
59th631434 68.8%

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
431
Written questions
554
Oral questions
41
Early day motions
13
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 163rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Imran Hussain: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 464620202021: 535320212022: 17117120222023: 848420232024: 373720242025: 777720252026: 86862026
Oral questions per year
Imran Hussain: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 8820212022: 8820222023: 6620232024: 6620242025: 5520252026: 442026
Early day motions per year
Imran Hussain: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 4420242025: 4420252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 56 32 86 4 5 0 0
2025 96 55 77 5 4 0 0
2024 57 45 37 6 4 0 0
2023 63 42 84 6 0 0 0
2022 80 47 171 8 0 0 0
2021 56 32 53 8 0 0 0
2020 23 13 46 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
431
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
266
distinct debates

273rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Imran Hussain: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 232320202021: 565620212022: 808020222023: 636320232024: 575720242025: 969620252026: 56562026
Debates participated in per year
Imran Hussain: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 131320202021: 323220212022: 474720222023: 424220232024: 454520242025: 555520252026: 32322026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Bradford East
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
  2. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
  3. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
  4. 2020

    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
  5. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Future of Work)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
  6. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Future of Work)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  7. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bradford East
    • – Joined Independent
  8. 2025

    • – Joined Labour

Constituency: Bradford East

Bradford East constituency boundary
Area
27.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 6,189
Electorate
75,164 · turnout 49.5%
Postcode areas
BD1, BD10, BD13, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD7, BD97, LS19

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.