MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
“A high-profile Labour figure with unwavering party loyalty and strong attendance in Parliament.”
Angela Rayner is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, first elected in 2015. She has held senior roles in both government and opposition, including Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in 2024–2025, and has previously served as Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and 65% attendance (above the party average), with 0 rebel votes. Described as centre-left. On key votes, she generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, and bus-services regulation; she voted against tighter immigration controls and asylum measures, had a mixed voting pattern on VAT changes, and generally voted against transgender rights, the asylum system, stronger trade union powers, the Rwanda deportation scheme, and tougher prison sentencing.
She has 12 declared financial interests, including eight entries for donations and other support for activities as an MP, plus one entry for employment and earnings, one for ad hoc payments, one for gifts/benefits from UK sources, and one miscellaneous item.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
17 positions
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Nov 2024 - Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Deputy Prime Minister
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Sept 2023 - May 2024
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) 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.
Rebel votes
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.
