Portrait of Nesil Caliskan

Nesil Caliskan

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Barking · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: nesil.caliskan.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency Office

Email: nesil.caliskan.casework@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.6%
502 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
15 meetings attended
Debate contributions
175
in the 7 year window
Written questions
66
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Nesil Caliskan is the Labour MP for Barking, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Barking4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)Government12 May 202622 July 2026
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)Government7 September 202512 September 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
502

joint 195th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Nesil Caliskan voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 86.3%86.3%2025: 76.1%76.1%2026: 82.2%82.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236194 82.2%
2025322245 76.1%
20247363 86.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631502 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

Debate contributions
175
Written questions
66
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
15

joint 493rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Nesil Caliskan: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 242420252026: 30302026
Oral questions per year
Nesil Caliskan: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 5520252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 73 21 30 2 0 0 0
2025 73 33 24 5 0 1 0
2024 29 13 12 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Member 26 October 2026 2 of 2 100.0%
Social Housing Bill [Lords] Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
175
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
67
distinct debates

joint 487th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Nesil Caliskan: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 292920242025: 737320252026: 73732026
Debates participated in per year
Nesil Caliskan: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 131320242025: 333320252026: 21212026

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 Barking
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

Constituency: Barking

Barking constituency boundary
Area
19.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 11,054
Electorate
79,822 · turnout 45.7%
Postcode areas
IG11, RM10, RM8, RM9

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.