Samantha Dixon
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Chester North and Neston · in Parliament since 1 December 2022
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester North and Neston | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| City of Chester | 1 December 2022 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 December 2022 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 6 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
| Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 10 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
Voting participation
329th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 183 | 77.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 230 | 71.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 123 | 61.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 210 | 82.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | 16 | 61.5% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 409 | 287 | 70.2% |
| 59th | 631 | 475 | 75.3% |
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 552nd 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 | 244 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 72 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill | Member | 15 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art | Member | 6 February 2025 | – | no published attendance |
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | 18 December 2024 | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
| Transport Committee | Member | 26 October 2026 | 3 of 3 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee of Selection 2024–2025
- Procedure Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2025–2026 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Committee 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 2024–2024
5 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
300th 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.
2022
- – Became MP for City of Chester
- – Joined Labour
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Procedure Committee
2024
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Became MP for Chester North and Neston
- – Appointed: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)
2025
- – Joined Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2026
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Civil Aviation (Consumer Protection and Regulatory Reform) Bill
- – Joined Transport Committee
Constituency: Chester North and Neston
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.