Marsha De Cordova
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Battersea · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Role Second Church Estates Commissioner
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Battersea | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People) | Opposition | 9 October 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
Voting participation
587th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 69 | 29.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 139 | 43.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 110 | 55.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 119 | 46.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 170 | 67.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 202 | 83.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 127 | 66.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 691 | 64.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 247 | 39.1% |
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 69th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 120 | 59 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 184 | 78 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 97 | 53 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 87 | 52 | 316 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 134 | 70 | 118 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 42 | 25 | 283 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 46 | 31 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | Member | 5 November 2024 | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Petitions Committee 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Work and Pensions Committee 2017–2017, 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
169th 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Battersea
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Work and Pensions Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)
2021
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
2022
- – Joined Petitions Committee
2023
- – Joined Work and Pensions Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Battersea
- – Appointed: Second Church Estates Commissioner
- – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
Constituency: Battersea
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.