MP for Oxford East
“A senior Labour frontbencher with ministerial and shadow roles who is highly loyal to the party but has a small number of notable rebellions on select issues.”
Anneliese Dodds is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Oxford East, first elected in 2017. She has held several senior frontbench roles, including Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and ministerial posts for Women and Equalities and for Development in 2024–2025, and has led Labour policy work as Chair of the Labour Policy Review and as Party Chair.
Dodds votes with the Labour party 100% of the time (above the party average of 99%), and she has a relatively high voting attendance of 67% (well above the party average of 34%). She has four rebel votes against the party on a small number of issues, including end-of-life care clauses and runway/Trade-related amendments. In key policy areas, she generally opposes stricter immigration controls, supports regulation of bus services and NHS funding, backs stronger trade union powers, and opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme and harsher prison sentencing; she shows a mix of positions on VAT, asylum, and transgender rights.
Declares multiple financial interests including earnings and ad hoc payments, other employment earnings, visits outside the UK, and land or property holdings.
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: 34%
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.
7 positions
Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Jul 2024 - Feb 2025
Minister of State (Development)
Jul 2024 - Feb 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Sept 2021 - May 2024
Chair of Labour Policy Review
May 2021 - May 2024
Party Chair, Labour Party
May 2021 - May 2024
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Apr 2020 - May 2021
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.
Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYEThe 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.
