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Portrait of Alex Mayer, MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Alex Mayer

MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Labour (Co-op)

About This MP

AI-generated

“A highly loyal Labour MP with a transport focus who has one recorded rebellion on an end-of-life care amendment.”

Alex Mayer is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, first elected in 2024. In Parliament she serves on the Transport Committee and on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill committee, and previously sat on the Finance (No. 2) Bill committee.

Voting Patterns

She votes with her party on virtually all issues (100% party loyalty, above the party average). Her voting attendance is low at around 20% of votes, well below the party average of 34%. She has one rebel vote against the party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12. In policy areas, she generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, bus services regulation, protest rights, mental health services, and VAT changes; she generally opposes transgender rights, prison sentencing measures, and publicly owned railways.

Notable Positions

  • Supports workers’ rights protections and strong trade union powers.
  • Supports regulation of bus services to improve public transport.
  • Supports protest rights and access to mental health services.
  • Generally opposed to transgender rights expansion.
  • Opposes publicly owned railways and tougher prison sentencing.

Financial Interests

She has declared several financial interests, including gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK, miscellaneous interests, and land and property holdings.

Generated 21 February 2026

Voting Activity

How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.

20%
Low

How often this MP votes

Labour (Co-op) average: 34%

What does this mean?

The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.

100%
Very high

How often this MP votes with their party

Labour (Co-op) average: 99%

What does this mean?

Political Position

Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.

LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(38)
Based on 158 votes on ideologically significant topics — more votes means a more reliable estimate.

Career & Roles

3 positions

Current

Committee

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]

Since Jun 2025

Committee

Transport Committee

Since Oct 2024

Previous

Committee

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Jan 2026 - Feb 2026

Financial Interests

5 declarations · £7,500 total

Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.

Recent Activity

33 events

Railways Bill: Third Reading

AYE
2 days ago278 / 149Passed

Railways Bill

Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148

NO
2 days ago155 / 279Rejected

Railways Bill

Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143

NO
2 days ago167 / 266Rejected

Railways Bill

Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1

NO
2 days ago77 / 271Rejected

Railways Bill

Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026

AYE
3 days ago356 / 86Passed

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4

NO
3 days ago157 / 287Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12

NO
3 days ago94 / 297Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20

NO
3 days ago90 / 290Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8

NO
4 days ago145 / 251Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2

NO
4 days ago65 / 257Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12

NO
4 days ago81 / 266Rejected

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026

AYE
1 week ago302 / 153Passed

Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13

NO
1 week ago80 / 298Rejected

Armed Forces Bill

Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6

NO
1 week ago99 / 371Rejected

Armed Forces Bill

Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5

NO
1 week ago170 / 301Rejected

Armed Forces Bill

The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.

1rebel votes
Rare

Rebel votes

What does this mean?

Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.