Sir Keir Starmer
Labour Former MP · left 1 September 2026
Represented Holborn and St Pancras · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holborn and St Pancras | 4 July 2024 | 1 September 2026 | Elected 1 time |
| Holborn and St Pancras | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | 1 September 2026 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury | Government | 5 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Leader of HM Official Opposition | Opposition | 4 April 2020 | 5 July 2024 |
| Leader of the Labour Party | Other | 4 April 2020 | 17 July 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | Opposition | 6 October 2016 | 4 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Voting participation
640th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 180 | 16 | 8.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 19 | 5.9% |
| 2024 | 200 | 34 | 17.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 42 | 16.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 34 | 13.6% |
| 2021 | 242 | 177 | 73.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 100 | 52.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 385 | 36.1% |
| 59th | 575 | 39 | 6.8% |
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
joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 965 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,393 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 650 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 200 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 263 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 250 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 209 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
No data for this measure.
Hansard activity
3rd 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.
2015
- – Became MP for Holborn and St Pancras
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Leader of HM Official Opposition
- – Appointed: Leader of the Labour Party
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
2024
- – Became MP for Holborn and St Pancras
- – Appointed: Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
- – Left role: Leader of HM Official Opposition
2026
- – Left role: Leader of the Labour Party
- – Left role: Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
- – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Chiltern))
Constituency: Holborn and St Pancras
- Area
- 9.2 km²
- Latest election
- 2026-10-08 Holborn and St Pancras By-election (8 October 2026)
- Result
- Lab Hold · majority 3,364
- Electorate
- 70,449 · turnout 38.6%
- Postcode areas
- EC1M, EC1N, EC1R, N1, N19, N1C, N7, NW1, NW1W, NW3, NW5, NW8, W1T, WC1A, WC1B, WC1E, WC1H, WC1N, WC1R, WC1V, WC1X, WC2A, WC2B, WC2H
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.