MP for Cardiff East
Secretary of State for Wales
“A high-attendance Labour MP and current Secretary of State for Wales who has occasionally rebelled on EU-related motions.”
Jo Stevens is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Cardiff East, first elected in 2015. She has held a range of frontbench and committee roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, and since July 2024 has served as Secretary of State for Wales.
She shows strong party loyalty and high voting attendance, with six rebel votes recorded. Her voting record places her centre-left, generally backing Universal Credit and NHS funding and opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with mixed positions on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers and prison sentencing.
Has one declared financial interest listed as miscellaneous.
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.
17 positions
Secretary of State for Wales
Since Jul 2024
Welsh Grand Committee
Jan 2022 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
European Statutory Instruments Committee
Feb 2020 - Jun 2022
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.
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPrivilege
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
AYECrime and Policing 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.
