Janet Daby
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Lewisham East · in Parliament since 14 June 2018
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham East | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Lewisham East | 14 June 2018 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 14 June 2018 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Youth Justice) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities) | Opposition | 10 July 2020 | 7 December 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
Voting participation
joint 337th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 152 | 64.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 206 | 64.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 148 | 74.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 194 | 75.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 194 | 77.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 208 | 86.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 823 | 77.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 418 | 66.2% |
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
156th 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 | 56 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 219 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 111 | 49 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 173 | 86 | 273 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 111 | 79 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 119 | 91 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 67 | 55 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | Member | 22 June 2026 | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Home Affairs Committee 2019–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- International Development Committee 2025–2026 · attendance 100.0%
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
134th 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.
2018
- – Became MP for Lewisham East
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Justice Committee
2019
- – Joined Home Affairs Committee
2020
- – Joined Home Affairs Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities)
2021
- – Joined Justice Committee
2022
- – Joined Justice Committee
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Youth Justice)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Youth Justice)
- – Became MP for Lewisham East
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2025
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
- – Joined International Development Committee
2026
- – Joined Justice Committee
Constituency: Lewisham East
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.