Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Salford · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salford | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Salford and Eccles | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 February 2025 | Present |
| Independent | 23 July 2024 | 5 February 2025 |
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 23 July 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 25 June 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Opposition | 9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Opposition | 27 June 2016 | 9 February 2017 |
| Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee | Other | 27 September 2015 | 6 November 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
251st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 186 | 78.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 273 | 84.8% |
| 2024 | 200 | 131 | 65.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 188 | 73.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 205 | 81.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 205 | 84.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 126 | 66.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 806 | 75.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 510 | 80.8% |
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
195th 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 | 33 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 49 | 31 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 25 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 29 | 63 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 51 | 42 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 45 | 39 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 47 | 18 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Science and Technology Committee (Commons) 2021–2024 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 344th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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 Salford and Eccles
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Treasury)
- – Appointed: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Treasury)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2019
- – Left role: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Education
2021
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
2024
- – Became MP for Salford
- – Joined Independent
2025
- – Joined Labour
Constituency: Salford
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.