MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
“A loyal Labour-Co‑operative MP and DEFRA minister who has occasionally rebelled on end-of-life care amendments and a 2018 National Policy Statement motion.”
Emma Hardy is a Labour Co-operative MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, first elected in 2017. She has held opposition roles focusing on education and flooding/ocean policy, and since July 2024 has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Her parliamentary career also includes service on the Treasury Committee and involvement in multiple committees across her tenure.
Emma Hardy shows strong party loyalty (100%), with a voting attendance of 61% (above the party average of 33%). She has 3 rebel votes and is positioned around the centre-left (35/100). On key topics she generally backs NHS funding and welfare-related measures, tends to oppose stricter immigration controls and the asylum system, and has a mixed record on financial and transport policy. She has demonstrated occasional deviations from the party line.
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.
12 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Since Jul 2024
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Financial Services and Markets Bill
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Jun 2022 - Mar 2024
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 18 Dec 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Government role · 9 Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
Opposition role · 5 Sept 2023
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Parliamentary role · 10 May 2023
Financial Services and Markets Bill
Parliamentary role · 12 Oct 2022
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Parliamentary role · 20 Jun 2022
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.
