MP for Wigan
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
“A highly loyal Labour MP with frontbench experience, now serving as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Lisa Nandy is the Labour MP for Wigan, first elected in 2010. She currently serves as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a role she took on in July 2024. Her career includes senior frontbench roles in opposition, such as Shadow Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government, and she previously served on the Education Committee.
She has 100% party loyalty (above the party average) and attends Parliament more often than average, with 2 rebel votes. Her voting shows a centre-left pattern: she generally backs welfare and NHS funding (e.g., Universal Credit and NHS funding), opposes strict immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and has mixed positions on topics like transgender rights and trade union powers.
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.
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (International Development)
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
Opposition role · 29 Nov 2021
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Opposition role · 2 Sept 2020
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Opposition role · 5 Apr 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Opposition role · 14 Sept 2015
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
Opposition role · 7 Oct 2013
Shadow Minister (Education)
Opposition role · 18 Mar 2013
Education Committee
Parliamentary role · 12 Jul 2010
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.
