MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
“A long-serving Labour MP and minister who is notably loyal to his party but has rebelled on Brexit and EU-related votes.”
Chris Bryant is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Rhondda and Ogmore, first elected in 2001. He currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade (from September 2025), and has previously held ministerial roles in Culture, Media and Sport, as well as Science, Innovation and Technology. He has served on various committees, including the Welsh Grand Committee and the Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act.
He has a 100% party loyalty score (above the party average) and attends more often than peers. He has four recorded rebel votes, including voting against his party on Brexit-related bills and on an EU trade agreement. In key policy areas, he tends to back welfare and public funding while opposing tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; his positions on VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers are mixed.
Declared 11 financial interests, including ad hoc payments and other earnings from employment, and gifts or hospitality from UK sources.
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.
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.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEThe Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory 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.
