Portrait of Shivani Raja

Shivani Raja

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Leicester East · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: shivani.raja.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
64.2%
405 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
29
in the 7 year window
Written questions
974
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

Shivani Raja is the Conservative MP for Leicester East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Leicester East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
64.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
405

joint 502nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Shivani Raja voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 53.4%53.4%2025: 76.7%76.7%2026: 50.4%50.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236119 50.4%
2025322247 76.7%
20247339 53.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631405 64.2%

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
29
Written questions
974
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
4
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

86th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Shivani Raja: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02505007501,0002024: 555520242025: 13113120252026: 7887882026
Oral questions per year
Shivani Raja: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 1120252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Shivani Raja: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02024: 1120242025: 1120252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 22 15 788 1 2 0 0
2025 3 3 131 1 1 0 0
2024 4 3 55 1 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Highways (Financing) Bill Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance
Infants, Parents and Carers Bill Member 14 October 2026 – no published attendance
Sporting Events Bill Member 15 October 2026 – no published attendance
Women and Equalities Committee Member 21 October 2026 – no published attendance

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
29
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
21
distinct debates

636th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Shivani Raja: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year061319252024: 4420242025: 3320252026: 22222026
Debates participated in per year
Shivani Raja: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 3320252026: 15152026

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 Leicester East
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
    • – Joined Sporting Events Bill
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
    • – Joined Highways (Financing) Bill

Constituency: Leicester East

Leicester East constituency boundary
Area
21.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Gain · majority 4,426
Electorate
76,560 · turnout 61.0%
Postcode areas
LE1, LE4, LE5, LE7

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.