MP for Thurrock
“Party-loyal backbencher who has shown rare rebellion on end-of-life legislation.”
Jen Craft is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Thurrock, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves on the Health and Social Care Committee and on the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill committee, after previously sitting on the Mental Health Bill [HL] committee in June 2025. Her voting pattern shows high party loyalty (99%), but her attendance is below the party average (17%).
Jen Craft demonstrates strong loyalty to her party (99%), but her attendance at votes is low (17% vs the party average of 34%). She has recorded 5 rebel votes against the party, all related to amendments in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025. Her voting style places her centre-left (39/100). On policy, she has tended to back welfare measures and workers’ rights, while voting against transgender rights and against publicly owned railways; on issues such as protest rights and mental health services her positions are mixed.
Declared financial interests: family members engaged in third-party lobbying; shareholdings.
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.
3 positions
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Health and Social Care Committee
Since Oct 2024
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Jun 2025 - Jun 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
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
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.
