Sir Keir Starmer

Labour Former MP · left 1 September 2026

Represented Holborn and St Pancras · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
25.8%
424 of 1,643 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
3,931
in the 7 year window
Written questions
0
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras, and left the Commons on 1 September 2026.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Holborn and St Pancras4 July 20241 September 2026Elected 1 time
Holborn and St Pancras7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour7 May 20151 September 2026

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Prime Minister and First Lord of the TreasuryGovernment5 July 202420 July 2026
Leader of HM Official OppositionOpposition4 April 20205 July 2024
Leader of the Labour PartyOther4 April 202017 July 2026
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European UnionOpposition6 October 20164 April 2020
Shadow Minister (Home Office)Opposition18 September 201527 June 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
25.8%
Eligible divisions
1,643
Divisions voted
424

640th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sir Keir Starmer voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 52.6%52.6%2021: 73.1%73.1%2022: 13.6%13.6%2023: 16.4%16.4%2024: 17.0%17.0%2025: 5.9%5.9%2026: 8.9%8.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202618016 8.9%
202532219 5.9%
202420034 17.0%
202325642 16.4%
202225134 13.6%
2021242177 73.1%
2020190100 52.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068385 36.1%
59th57539 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

Debate contributions
3,931
Written questions
0
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
20
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 629th of 650 current MPs (23 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Early day motions per year
Sir Keir Starmer: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 8820202021: 7720212022: 3320222023: 0020232024: 2220242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
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

Contributions
3,931
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
296
distinct debates

3rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sir Keir Starmer: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05001,0001,5002,0002019: 1120192020: 20920920202021: 25025020212022: 26326320222023: 20020020232024: 65065020242025: 1,3931,39320252026: 9659652026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Keir Starmer: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 393920202021: 494920212022: 525220222023: 363620232024: 434320242025: 484820252026: 28282026

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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Holborn and St Pancras
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Office)
  2. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Office)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
  3. 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
  4. 2024

    • – Became MP for Holborn and St Pancras
    • – Appointed: Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
    • – Left role: Leader of HM Official Opposition
  5. 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

Holborn and St Pancras constituency boundary
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.