Kanishka Narayan
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Vale of Glamorgan · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
Government Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology) · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Glamorgan | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 7 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
Voting participation
joint 275th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 146 | 61.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 270 | 83.9% |
| 2024 | 73 | 65 | 89.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 481 | 76.2% |
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
joint 487th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 264 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 21 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | Member | 21 January 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | Member | 18 June 2025 | – | no published attendance |
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 318th of 650 current MPs (4 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.
2024
- – Became MP for Vale of Glamorgan
- – Joined Labour
2025
- – Joined Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2026
- – Joined Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Constituency: Vale of Glamorgan
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.