MP for Swindon South
Secretary of State for Transport
“A highly party-loyal, centrist Labour MP who has occasionally rebelled and now serves as Transport Secretary, with unusually low voting attendance.”
Heidi Alexander is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Swindon South and, since November 2024, serves as Secretary of State for Transport. She previously held a ministerial post at the Ministry of Justice in 2024 and has built a parliamentary career across health, social care and housing policy through various committees and opposition roles.
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%), but attendance has been unusually low (26%). She has four rebel votes in total. In key policy areas she generally supported welfare and workers’ rights (Universal Credit, workers’ rights protections, trade union powers) and bus services regulation, while votes on VAT, transgender rights, protest rights, mental health services, immigration controls and prison sentencing were more mixed.
Declares a financial interest in land and property (one entry), located in the UK or overseas.
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.
7 positions
Secretary of State for Transport
Since Nov 2024
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Health and Social Care Committee
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Mar 2013 - Sept 2015
Regulatory Reform
Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Jul 2010 - Nov 2012
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.
Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
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
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.
