MP for Barking
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Nesil Caliskan is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Barking, elected in 2024. She currently serves as Comptroller of the Household (a government whip) in the House of Commons and sits on the Committee of Selection; her parliamentary background includes time on the Public Accounts Committee and several bill committees related to finance, planning and infrastructure.
Caliskan’s voting record shows a high level of party loyalty (99%) but relatively low attendance (12%). She sits on the centre-left of the spectrum and has four rebel votes against her party on End-of-Life Bill amendments in June 2025. On policy, she generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, renter protections and transgender rights, while often opposing climate change measures and the expansion of mental health services; her votes on Universal Credit are mixed.
Declared financial interests: land and property (within or outside the UK) – 1 entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
7 positions
Committee of Selection
Since Sept 2025
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Since Sept 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Apr 2025 - May 2025
Finance Bill
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading