Portrait of Steve Race

Steve Race

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Exeter · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: steve.race.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.6%
534 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
3 meetings attended
Debate contributions
174
in the 7 year window
Written questions
107
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Steve Race is the Labour MP for Exeter, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Exeter4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
East Devon

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
534

joint 93rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Steve Race voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 90.4%90.4%2025: 84.5%84.5%2026: 83.1%83.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236196 83.1%
2025322272 84.5%
20247366 90.4%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631534 84.6%

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
174
Written questions
107
Oral questions
27
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
3

joint 441st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Steve Race: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 464620242025: 595920252026: 222026
Oral questions per year
Steve Race: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 6620242025: 121220252026: 992026
Early day motions per year
Steve Race: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 68 51 2 9 1 0 0
2025 75 58 59 12 0 0 0
2024 31 23 46 6 1 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
174
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
132
distinct debates

joint 490th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Steve Race: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 313120242025: 757520252026: 68682026
Debates participated in per year
Steve Race: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 232320242025: 585820252026: 51512026

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 Exeter
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

Constituency: Exeter

Exeter constituency boundary
Area
33.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 11,937
Electorate
67,840 · turnout 59.2%
Postcode areas
EX1, EX2, EX4, EX5, EX6

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.