Matt Rodda
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Reading Central · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 3980
Email: matt.rodda.mp@parliament.uk
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Central | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Reading East | 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 Minister (AI and Intellectual Property) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions) | Opposition | 7 January 2021 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Buses) | Opposition | 12 January 2018 | 7 January 2021 |
Voting participation
joint 155th 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 | 195 | 82.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 293 | 91.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 129 | 64.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 210 | 82.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 215 | 88.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 139 | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 839 | 78.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 545 | 86.4% |
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 356th 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 | 63 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 124 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 103 | 74 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 116 | 79 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 131 | 89 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 96 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 99 | 71 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
7 bill committees served on
- Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill 2021
- Football Governance Bill 2024
- Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2023
- Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill 2022
- Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill 2023
- Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] 2022
- Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] 2024
Hansard activity
161st 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 Reading East
- – Joined Labour
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport) (Buses)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport) (Buses)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
- – Became MP for Reading Central
Constituency: Reading Central
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.