MP for Wigan
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
“A loyal Labour MP with a long parliamentary tenure, now serving as Culture Secretary, who has two notable rebellions in her record.”
Lisa Nandy is Labour (Co-op) MP for Wigan and has served as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport since July 2024. Elected in 2010, she has held a range of high-profile opposition roles, including Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government, building a profile focused on welfare, housing and international issues.
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty (100%), with attendance above the party average. She generally supports Labour on welfare and public services, voting for Universal Credit and NHS funding, while typically opposing tighter immigration controls and a tougher asylum regime. She has a mixed record on some issues (transgender rights, trade union powers, prison sentencing) and has two notable rebel votes in recent years.
One declared financial interest: donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP.
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.
9 positions
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Since Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (International Development)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Sept 2020 - Nov 2021
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Apr 2020 - Sept 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
Oct 2013 - Sept 2015
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.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDiego 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
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Government role · 5 Jul 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.
