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Portrait of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Alison Hume

MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Labour (Co-op)

About This MP

AI-generated

“Centrist Labour backbencher with strong party loyalty who has occasionally rebelled on welfare policy.”

Alison Hume is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Scarborough and Whitby, first elected in 2024. She serves on the Backbench Business Committee and has previously sat on the Environmental Audit Committee and on the Employment Rights Bill committee.

Voting Patterns

She shows near-total party loyalty (99%) but has unusually low voting attendance (15%). She has four rebel votes against her party. On policy, she generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and backs VAT changes; she tends to vote against tighter prison sentencing, renter protections, and transgender rights, with mixed positions on mental health services and climate measures.

Notable Positions

  • Supports workers' rights protections
  • Supports trade union powers
  • Generally supports VAT changes
  • Generally against stricter prison sentencing
  • Generally against renter protections

Financial Interests

Her register of interests lists six entries, including ad hoc payments related to employment and earnings, a standard employment-related entry, a miscellaneous entry, and a shareholding.

Generated 21 February 2026

Voting Activity

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

15%
Low

How often this MP votes

Labour (Co-op) average: 33%

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.

99%
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
Centrist(48)
Based on 98 votes on ideologically significant topics — more votes means a more reliable estimate.

Career & Roles

3 positions

Current

Committee

Backbench Business Committee

Since Oct 2024

Previous

Committee

Environmental Audit Committee

Nov 2025 - Jan 2026

Committee

Employment Rights Bill

Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

Financial Interests

6 declarations · £3,721 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

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

AYE
2 weeks ago290 / 163Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

AYE
2 weeks ago292 / 162Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4

AYE
2 weeks ago300 / 149Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

AYE
2 weeks ago286 / 163Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

AYE
2 weeks ago295 / 162Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

AYE
2 weeks ago291 / 158Passed

Victims and Courts Bill

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

NO
2 weeks ago98 / 306Rejected

Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas

NO
2 weeks ago108 / 297Rejected

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

AYE
3 weeks ago278 / 164Passed

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

AYE
3 weeks ago281 / 167Passed

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

AYE
3 weeks ago280 / 164Passed

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

AYE
3 weeks ago279 / 167Passed

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

AYE
3 weeks ago280 / 161Passed

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

Opposition day motion: student loans

NO
3 weeks ago88 / 266Rejected

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

NO
3 weeks ago103 / 259Rejected

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.

4rebel 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.