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Josh Babarinde

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Eastbourne · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Constituency office

100 Seaside Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2PF

Email: josh.babarinde.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
69.7%
440 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
300
in the 7 year window
Written questions
291
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Josh Babarinde is the Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Eastbourne4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bethnal Green and Bow

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)Opposition18 September 20241 October 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
69.7%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
440

joint 407th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Josh Babarinde voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 58.9%58.9%2025: 72.4%72.4%2026: 69.5%69.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236164 69.5%
2025322233 72.4%
20247343 58.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631440 69.7%

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
300
Written questions
291
Oral questions
22
Early day motions
10
Bills sponsored
3
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 278th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Josh Babarinde: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 222220242025: 15315320252026: 1161162026
Oral questions per year
Josh Babarinde: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 1120242025: 111120252026: 10102026
Early day motions per year
Josh Babarinde: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 2220242025: 4420252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 85 64 116 10 4 2 0
2025 165 118 153 11 4 0 0
2024 50 39 22 1 2 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
300
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
221
distinct debates

355th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Josh Babarinde: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 505020242025: 16516520252026: 85852026
Debates participated in per year
Josh Babarinde: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 393920242025: 11811820252026: 64642026

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 Eastbourne
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Left role: Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)

Constituency: Eastbourne

Eastbourne constituency boundary
Area
44.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 12,204
Electorate
72,590 · turnout 62.8%
Postcode areas
BN20, BN21, BN22, BN23

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.