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Sam Tarry

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Ilford South · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
76.3%
815 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
62 meetings attended
Debate contributions
273
in the 7 year window
Written questions
393
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sam Tarry is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Ilford South, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ilford South12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour12 December 201930 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition7 January 202127 July 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
76.3%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
815

273rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sam Tarry voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 77.4%77.4%2021: 88.0%88.0%2022: 74.5%74.5%2023: 71.1%71.1%2024: 66.1%66.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412784 66.1%
2023256182 71.1%
2022251187 74.5%
2021242213 88.0%
2020190147 77.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068815 76.3%

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

Debate contributions
273
Written questions
393
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
62

joint 215th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sam Tarry: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 585820202021: 17917920212022: 12212220222023: 313120232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sam Tarry: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 9920202021: 4420212022: 3320222023: 1120232024: 44202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sam Tarry: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 18 13 3 4 0 0 0
2023 42 29 31 1 0 1 0
2022 60 35 122 3 0 0 0
2021 59 45 179 4 0 0 0
2020 94 50 58 9 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
273
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
172
distinct debates

381st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sam Tarry: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 949420202021: 595920212022: 606020222023: 424220232024: 1818202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sam Tarry: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 505020202021: 454520212022: 353520222023: 292920232024: 1313202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Ilford South
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2020

    • – Joined Transport Committee

  3. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)

  4. 2022

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)

  5. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

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.