Portrait of Iqbal Mohamed

Iqbal Mohamed

Independent Sitting MP

MP for Dewsbury and Batley · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: iqbal.mohamed.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Units 47 & 50, Annexe 3, Batley Business Park, Technology Drive, Batley, WF17 6ER

Tel: 01924 668118

Constituency office

WhatsApp number

Tel: 07899 617148

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
59.0%
372 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
457
in the 7 year window
Written questions
419
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Iqbal Mohamed is the Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dewsbury and Batley4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
59.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
372

562nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Iqbal Mohamed voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 80.8%80.8%2025: 57.1%57.1%2026: 54.7%54.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236129 54.7%
2025322184 57.1%
20247359 80.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631372 59.0%

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
457
Written questions
419
Oral questions
9
Early day motions
14
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

201st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Iqbal Mohamed: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 0020242025: 535320252026: 3663662026
Oral questions per year
Iqbal Mohamed: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 0020242025: 2220252026: 772026
Early day motions per year
Iqbal Mohamed: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 1120242025: 2220252026: 11112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 208 91 366 7 11 0 0
2025 203 115 53 2 2 0 0
2024 46 32 0 0 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
457
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
238
distinct debates

joint 258th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Iqbal Mohamed: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 464620242025: 20320320252026: 2082082026
Debates participated in per year
Iqbal Mohamed: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 323220242025: 11511520252026: 91912026

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 Dewsbury and Batley
    • – Joined Independent
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill

Constituency: Dewsbury and Batley

Dewsbury and Batley constituency boundary
Area
54.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Ind Gain · majority 6,934
Electorate
71,685 · turnout 53.1%
Postcode areas
HD5, HD8, WF12, WF13, WF14, WF15, WF16, WF17, WF3, WF4, WF5

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.