MP for Watford
Matt Turmaine is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Watford, elected in 2024. He sits on the Public Accounts Committee from December 2025 and previously served on the Finance (No. 2) Bill committee in early 2026.
Turmaine shows maximum party loyalty (100%, with 0 rebel votes) but has notably low voting attendance (15% of votes) compared with the party average (33%). His voting record places him centre-left and highlights a mix of positions: he generally supports workers’ rights and trade unions, and renter protections, and has supported VAT changes; he has often voted against prison sentencing, bus regulation, transgender rights, and mental health services, with mixed outcomes on Universal Credit and climate measures.
Declared one miscellaneous financial interest.
Generated 21 February 2026
2 positions
Public Accounts Committee
Since Dec 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
