Portrait of Matt Turmaine

Matt Turmaine

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Watford · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7868

Email: matt.turmaine.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

1st Floor, 270 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 6PE

Tel: 01923 975777; 01923 975888

Website

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
91.4%
577 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
98.2%
54 meetings attended
Debate contributions
94
in the 7 year window
Written questions
10
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Matt Turmaine is the Labour MP for Watford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Watford4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
91.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
577

11th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Matt Turmaine voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 95.9%95.9%2025: 89.4%89.4%2026: 92.8%92.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236219 92.8%
2025322288 89.4%
20247370 95.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631577 91.4%

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

Debate contributions
94
Written questions
10
Oral questions
22
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
54

joint 609th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Matt Turmaine: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 5520252026: 552026
Oral questions per year
Matt Turmaine: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 111120252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 35 23 5 7 0 1 0
2025 47 32 5 11 0 0 0
2024 12 9 0 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
City of London (Markets) Bill Chair 17 June 2026 – no published attendance
Public Accounts Committee Member 1 December 2025 54 of 55 98.2%
Sporting Events Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 501st of 515 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
94
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
64
distinct debates

joint 593rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Matt Turmaine: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 474720252026: 35352026
Debates participated in per year
Matt Turmaine: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 9920242025: 323220252026: 23232026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Watford
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
  3. 2026

    • – Joined City of London (Markets) Bill
    • – Became Chair of City of London (Markets) Bill
    • – Joined Sporting Events Bill

Constituency: Watford

Watford constituency boundary
Area
24.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 4,723
Electorate
73,100 · turnout 60.8%
Postcode areas
WD17, WD18, WD19, WD23, WD24, WD25, WD3, WD4, WD5, WD99

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.