Kate Hollern
Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Blackburn · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 9 January 2018 | 13 May 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 9 October 2016 | 9 January 2018 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 7 January 2016 | 9 October 2016 |
Voting participation
303rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 64 | 50.4% |
| 2023 | 256 | 196 | 76.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 188 | 74.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 139 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 800 | 74.9% |
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 439th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Justice Committee 2021–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Procedure Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
6 bill committees served on
- Elections Bill 2021
- Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) 2024
- Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill 2022
- Powers of Attorney Bill 2023
- Prison Media Bill 2024
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2022
Hansard activity
joint 552nd 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Blackburn
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
2020
- – Joined Procedure Committee
2021
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Justice Committee
2022
- – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2024
- – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)
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.