Mr Calvin Bailey
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Leyton and Wanstead · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People) · Ministry of Defence
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton and Wanstead | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Voting participation
507th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 140 | 59.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 191 | 59.3% |
| 2024 | 73 | 71 | 97.3% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 402 | 63.7% |
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
444th 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 | 160 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 129 | 66 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | Member | 6 February 2025 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Defence Committee 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
330th 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.
2024
- – Became MP for Leyton and Wanstead
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Defence Committee
2025
- – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
2026
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People)
Constituency: Leyton and Wanstead
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.