MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
“A long-serving Labour MP with a strong loyalty record who has occasionally broken with the party, now holding a senior government post in Business and Trade.”
Chris Bryant is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, first elected in 2001. He serves as Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade (from September 2025), having previously held ministerial roles in Science, Innovation and Technology and Culture, Media and Sport, and he has sat on a range of parliamentary committees.
His voting pattern shows 100% party loyalty with higher-than-average attendance, landing him centre-left (41/100). He generally supports welfare and NHS funding while opposing tighter immigration controls, supports bus services regulation, and opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme. He has four rebel votes across his career, including notable divergences on EU withdrawal legislation and EU trade deals.
Declares 15 financial interests, including earnings from employment and ad hoc payments, gifts and hospitality from UK sources, and miscellaneous entries.
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.
38 positions
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Since Sept 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - 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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEMinister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Government role · 6 Sept 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 26 Feb 2025
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Government role · 8 Jul 2024
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Government role · 8 Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Opposition role · 6 Sept 2023
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Parliamentary role · 7 Dec 2022
Welsh Grand Committee
Parliamentary role · 18 Jan 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
Parliamentary role · 24 Nov 2021
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
Parliamentary role · 9 Nov 2021
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
Parliamentary role · 10 Nov 2020
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.
