MP for Hastings and Rye
“A centre-left Labour MP with full party loyalty and a rare rebel moment on end-of-life reform.”
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 the Statutory Instruments committees (joint and select), and has previously sat on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and on bills committees.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty, with attendance well below the party average (13% vs 33%). She has one rebel vote. She generally backs workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and tends to vote against changes to Universal Credit, tougher prison sentencing, renters protections, and transgender rights; climate-change votes are mixed and she has opposed most mental health service measures.
Four declared financial interests: two entries for donations and other support for MP activities (including loans), one miscellaneous entry, and one visit outside the UK.
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.
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.
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
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Diego 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
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing 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.
