MP for Rother Valley
Assistant Whip
“A party-loyal Labour MP who rarely rebels yet has notably low voting attendance, now holding junior government roles.”
Jake Richards is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rother Valley, elected in 2024. He currently serves as Assistant Whip and Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, and has previously served on the Home Affairs Committee and on the End of Life Bill committee.
Richards shows 100% party loyalty but low voting attendance (13%), with no rebel votes. He generally supports workers’ rights, trade union powers and renter protections, and has voted for VAT changes. He has more often opposed measures on transgender rights, climate change and mental health services, with a mixed record on universal credit and bus services regulation.
Declares four financial interests: earnings from employment, a family member involved in third-party lobbying, gifts/benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and other miscellaneous interests.
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.
4 positions
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Since Sept 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Home Affairs Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 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.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) 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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEOpposition Day: Rural communities
NOAssistant Whip
Government role · 7 Sept 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Government role · 7 Sept 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Parliamentary role · 15 Jan 2025
Home Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 2024
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.
