Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Slough · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 1946
Email: tan.dhesi.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slough | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Slough | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravesham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Exports) | Opposition | 27 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) | Opposition | 6 September 2023 | 27 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 6 September 2023 |
Voting participation
258th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 196 | 83.1% |
| 2025 | 322 | 236 | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 149 | 74.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 187 | 73.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 181 | 72.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 211 | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 145 | 76.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 805 | 75.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 502 | 79.6% |
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
5th 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 | 74 | 47 | 494 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 112 | 74 | 670 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 184 | 84 | 814 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 166 | 110 | 785 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 143 | 85 | 784 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 175 | 122 | 930 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 134 | 94 | 482 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Committee | Chair | 11 September 2024 | 56 of 56 | 100.0% |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | 4 December 2024 | 2 of 2 | 100.0% |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | Member | 2 December 2024 | 38 of 38 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Defence Sub-Committee 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
98th 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 Slough
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Exports)
- – Left role: Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Exports)
- – Became MP for Slough
- – Became Chair of Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
Constituency: Slough
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.