Jess Phillips
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Birmingham Yardley · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Yardley | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Birmingham, Yardley | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 12 May 2026 |
| Shadow Minister (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 15 November 2023 |
Voting participation
joint 448th 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 | 174 | 73.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 189 | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 110 | 55.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 169 | 66.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 164 | 65.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 202 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 136 | 71.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 745 | 69.8% |
| 59th | 631 | 401 | 63.6% |
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 295th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 384 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 225 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 284 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 138 | 47 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 58 | 31 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 264 | 31 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill | Member | 14 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 514th of 515 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Education Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 50.0%
8 bill committees served on
- Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill 2022
- Crime and Policing Bill 2025
- Criminal Justice Bill 2023
- Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021
- National Security Bill 2022
- Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill 2023
- Victims and Prisoners Bill 2023
Hansard activity
46th 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 Birmingham, Yardley
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding)
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding)
2024
- – Joined Education Committee
- – Became MP for Birmingham Yardley
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
2026
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
- – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill
Constituency: Birmingham Yardley
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.