Portrait of Keir Mather

Keir Mather

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Selby · in Parliament since 20 July 2023

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: keir.mather.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Office of Keir Mather MP, 16 Park Street, Selby, YO8 4PW

Tel: 01757 247 990

Email: keir.mather.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
73.7%
617 of 837 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
30 meetings attended
Debate contributions
664
in the 7 year window
Written questions
63
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Keir Mather is the Labour MP for Selby, and has been an MP continually since 20 July 2023. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Selby4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Selby and Ainsty20 July 202330 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour20 July 2023Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Assistant WhipGovernment10 July 20247 September 2025

Voting participation

Participation rate
73.7%
Eligible divisions
837
Divisions voted
617

324th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Keir Mather voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%20232024202520262023: 62.0%62.0%2024: 71.0%71.0%2025: 84.8%84.8%2026: 64.8%64.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236153 64.8%
2025322273 84.8%
2024200142 71.0%
20237949 62.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th206119 57.8%
59th631498 78.9%

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

Debate contributions
664
Written questions
63
Oral questions
4
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
30

joint 501st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Keir Mather: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502023: 414120232024: 222220242025: 0020252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Keir Mather: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02023: 1120232024: 3320242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 557 69 0 0 0 0 0
2025 66 24 0 0 0 0 0
2024 27 21 22 3 0 0 0
2023 14 10 41 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
664
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
124
distinct debates

180th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Keir Mather: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02505007501,0002023: 141420232024: 272720242025: 666620252026: 5575572026
Debates participated in per year
Keir Mather: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002023: 101020232024: 212120242025: 242420252026: 69692026

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. 2023

    • – Became MP for Selby and Ainsty
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Treasury Committee
    • – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
  2. 2024

    • – Became MP for Selby
    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
  3. 2025

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip
  4. 2026

    • – Joined Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill

Constituency: Selby

Selby constituency boundary
Area
507.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 10,195
Electorate
78,043 · turnout 63.1%
Postcode areas
DN14, DN6, LS24, LS25, LS26, WF10, WF11, WF8, YO19, YO8

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.