MP for Hastings and Rye
“A centre-left Labour MP who is highly loyal to her party, with notably low attendance and a rare rebellion, now serving on key standards and statutory instruments committees.”
Helena Dollimore is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Hastings and Rye, elected in 2024. She currently serves on the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and on Statutory Instruments committees, with prior involvement in the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and Bills committees.
She has 100% party loyalty but a low voting attendance of 16% (well below the party average). She has one rebel vote. Her voting record shows general support for workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, protest rights, mental health services, and VAT changes, while she generally votes against transgender rights, prison sentencing, and publicly owned railways.
Her declared financial interests include two entries for donations and other support for activities as an MP (including loans), two entries for visits outside the UK, and one miscellaneous entry.
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.
6 positions
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Since Jan 2026
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Since Jun 2025
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Since Jun 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Oct 2024 - Nov 2025
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel 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
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
AYEThe 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.
