MP for Lewisham East
“A loyal Labour backbencher who has shown notable independence on end-of-life amendments.”
Janet Daby is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Lewisham East, first elected in 2018. She has served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Education (2024–2025) and, since October 2025, sits on the International Development Committee. Her parliamentary career also includes Shadow Minister roles in Youth Justice and Equalities and extensive involvement with the Justice and related committees.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and 58% attendance (above the Labour average). She sits on a centre-left spectrum. She has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, while voting against tighter immigration controls and Rwanda deportations, and has backed trade union powers. She has opposed harsher prison sentencing and has mixed votes on VAT and bus regulation; she has four rebel votes overall, including support for end-of-life amendments in June 2025 against 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: 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.
15 positions
Health Bill
Since Jun 2026
International Development Committee
Since Oct 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Youth Justice)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Justice Committee
Nov 2022 - Dec 2023
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
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Health Bill
Parliamentary role · 11 Jun 2026
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
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
AYEDraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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.
