Jo Stevens
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Cardiff East · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8290
Email: jo.stevens.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff East | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Cardiff Central | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Government | 5 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Opposition | 6 October 2016 | 27 January 2017 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Opposition | 13 January 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 7 January 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
Voting participation
357th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 163 | 69.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 202 | 62.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 149 | 74.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 201 | 78.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 163 | 64.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 212 | 87.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 138 | 72.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 805 | 75.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 425 | 67.4% |
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 329th 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 | 72 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 130 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 81 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 17 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | Member | 26 October 2026 | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 2018–2019, 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024
Hansard activity
joint 295th 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 Cardiff Central
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Solicitor General
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Solicitor General
2017
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
2018
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
2020
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
- – Joined Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
2022
- – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Became MP for Cardiff East
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Wales
2026
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Wales
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Constituency: Cardiff 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.