Louise Haigh
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Sheffield Heeley · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Government First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office · Cabinet Office
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Heeley | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Sheffield, Heeley | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | Government | 5 July 2024 | 28 November 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy) | Opposition | 9 October 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 9 October 2016 |
Voting participation
joint 527th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 113 | 47.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 205 | 63.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 110 | 55.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 151 | 59.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 145 | 57.8% |
| 2021 | 242 | 206 | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 123 | 64.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 698 | 65.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 357 | 56.6% |
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
79th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 177 | 25 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 23 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 55 | 26 | 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 55 | 20 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 40 | 30 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 242nd of 650 current MPs (2 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 Sheffield, Heeley
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- – Became MP for Sheffield Heeley
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Transport
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Transport
2026
- – Appointed: First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Constituency: Sheffield Heeley
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.