Naz Shah
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bradford West · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8603
Email: naz.shah.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
Grove Business Centre, 41 Great Horton Road, Bradford, BD7 1AH
Tel: 01274 725171
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford West | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Bradford West | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 July 2016 | Present |
| Independent | 27 April 2016 | 5 July 2016 |
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 27 April 2016 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 15 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 19 September 2021 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 19 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) | Opposition | 10 July 2018 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
485th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 139 | 58.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 229 | 71.1% |
| 2024 | 200 | 122 | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 139 | 54.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 172 | 68.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 195 | 80.6% |
| 2020 | 190 | 113 | 59.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 699 | 65.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 412 | 65.3% |
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 345th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 478 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42 | 37 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 50 | 36 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 63 | 43 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill | Member | 14 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee) | Member | 14 September 2026 | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
171st 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Bradford West
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Joined Independent
- – Joined Labour
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2023
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2024
- – Became MP for Bradford West
2026
- – Joined Draft Conversion Practices Bill (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill
Constituency: Bradford West
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.