MP for Ealing Central and Acton
“A loyal Labour MP with high attendance who occasionally rebels on end-of-life legislation and Brexit-related votes.”
Dr Rupa Huq is Labour (Co-op) MP for Ealing Central and Acton, first elected in 2015. She currently sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Panel of Chairs, and is a member of the Speaker's Conference from 2024. The information provided does not include details of her career before entering Parliament.
She shows strong party loyalty (100%) and higher attendance than the party average. Her record combines support for NHS funding and bus regulation with opposition to tighter immigration controls and VAT changes, and she has mixed votes on transgender rights and trade union powers. Her overall position sits on the centre-left.
Declared seven financial interests, including four visits outside the UK and three entries for gifts, benefits 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: 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.
14 positions
Speaker's Conference (2024)
Since Dec 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Oct 2024
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Panel of Chairs
May 2023 - May 2024
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Public Order Bill
May 2022 - Jun 2022
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Mar 2022 - May 2024
Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
Mar 2022 - May 2024
Panel of Chairs
Jun 2020 - Sept 2022
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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King'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
NOThe 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.
