Liz Kendall
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Leicester West · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3000
Email: liz.kendall.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester West | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Leicester West | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People) | Opposition | 7 October 2011 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
Voting participation
536th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 104 | 44.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 146 | 45.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 108 | 54.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 160 | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 180 | 71.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 737 | 69.0% |
| 59th | 631 | 310 | 49.1% |
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 435th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 219 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 375 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 172 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 43 | 21 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Treasury Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
126th of 650 current MPs · 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Leicester West
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health)
2011
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health)
2015
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People)
2020
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- – Became MP for Leicester West
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2025
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2026
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Constituency: Leicester West
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.