Jeff Smith
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Manchester Withington · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5878
Email: jeff.smith.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Withington | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Manchester, Withington | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Government | 10 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 28 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 19 September 2021 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 19 September 2021 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 14 May 2021 |
Voting participation
212th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 192 | 81.4% |
| 2025 | 322 | 285 | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 156 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 197 | 77.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 148 | 59.0% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 146 | 76.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 787 | 73.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 549 | 87.0% |
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
joint 342nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 86 | 62 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 91 | 53 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 121 | 61 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 90 | 67 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | Member | 28 October 2025 | 37 of 37 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2024–2025
9 bill committees served on
- Charities Bill [HL] 2022
- Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 2022
- Dormant Assets Bill [HL] 2021
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] 2023
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 2023
- Football Governance Bill 2024
- Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] 2021
- Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill 2021
- Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 2024
Hansard activity
joint 251st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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 Manchester, Withington
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
2024
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers)
- – Became MP for Manchester Withington
- – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Joined Committee of Selection
2025
- – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Constituency: Manchester Withington
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.