Portrait of Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Wigan · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Government Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: lisa.nandy.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

2nd Floor, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA

Tel: 01942 242 047

Website

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
45.6%
774 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
782
in the 7 year window
Written questions
504
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy is the Labour MP for Wigan, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Wigan4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Wigan6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 2010Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportGovernment5 July 202420 July 2026
Shadow Minister (International Development)Opposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentOpposition29 November 20214 September 2023
Shadow Foreign SecretaryOpposition2 September 202029 November 2021
Shadow Foreign SecretaryOpposition5 April 20202 September 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate ChangeOpposition14 September 201527 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)Opposition7 October 201314 September 2015
Shadow Minister (Education)Opposition18 March 20137 October 2013

Voting participation

Participation rate
45.6%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
774

623rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Lisa Nandy voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 54.2%54.2%2021: 77.3%77.3%2022: 44.2%44.2%2023: 44.9%44.9%2024: 44.0%44.0%2025: 24.8%24.8%2026: 37.3%37.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623688 37.3%
202532280 24.8%
202420088 44.0%
2023256115 44.9%
2022251111 44.2%
2021242187 77.3%
2020190103 54.2%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068573 53.7%
59th631201 31.9%

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
782
Written questions
504
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
7
Committee meetings attended
0

181st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Lisa Nandy: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 12112120202021: 11811820212022: 727220222023: 939320232024: 10010020242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 180 27 0 0 0 1 7
2025 303 39 0 0 0 0 0
2024 95 13 100 0 0 1 0
2023 63 17 93 0 0 0 0
2022 78 20 72 0 0 0 0
2021 35 17 118 0 0 0 0
2020 25 20 121 0 0 0 0
2019 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
782
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
155
distinct debates

joint 147th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Lisa Nandy: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002019: 3320192020: 252520202021: 353520212022: 787820222023: 636320232024: 959520242025: 30330320252026: 1801802026
Debates participated in per year
Lisa Nandy: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 2220192020: 202020202021: 171720212022: 202020222023: 171720232024: 131320242025: 393920252026: 27272026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Wigan
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2013

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
  3. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
  4. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
  5. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Foreign Secretary
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Foreign Secretary
    • – Left role: Shadow Foreign Secretary
  6. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • – Left role: Shadow Foreign Secretary
  7. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
  8. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
    • – Became MP for Wigan
    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  9. 2026

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Constituency: Wigan

Wigan constituency boundary
Area
60.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 9,549
Electorate
77,538 · turnout 52.7%
Postcode areas
WN1, WN2, WN3, WN4, WN5, WN6

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.