MP for Birmingham Perry Barr
“Left-leaning Independent MP with a record of selective rebellion on national bills.”
Ayoub Khan is the Independent Member of Parliament for Birmingham Perry Barr, first elected on 4 July 2024. He sits in the House of Commons, and the available data does not include details of his prior career. He is left-leaning on the political spectrum and shows a combination of strong voting loyalty and occasional rebel votes.
His voting metrics show high loyalty to party positions (96%), but low attendance (8% of votes). He has issued 7 rebel votes against the party on notable items. On policy issues, he has generally backed welfare and rights measures such as Universal Credit, workers' rights, trade union powers, protest rights, mental health services, and transgender rights, while his votes on VAT changes were split; he has typically opposed publicly owned railways and harsher prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include ad hoc employment payments (the largest category with 22 entries) alongside other earnings, shareholdings, land and property, travel outside the UK, and gifts or hospitality. There are 33 total entries across different categories.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Independent average: 23%
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
Independent average: 78%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
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.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) 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)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEDraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPrivilege
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.
