MP for Leicester West
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
“A centrist, party-loyal Labour MP who backs welfare and NHS funding while opposing hardline immigration and deportation measures.”
Liz Kendall is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Leicester West, first elected in 2010. She has held a range of frontbench and committee roles and has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since 5 September 2025. Her parliamentary career also includes leading the Department for Work and Pensions in 2024–2025 and various shadow minister positions, along with service on several select committees.
She has consistently supported the Labour whip, with 100% party loyalty and attendance well above the party average. Her voting record shows a centrist stance, mixing support for welfare and health funding with liberal positions on immigration and asylum and skepticism about punitive measures such as strict prison sentences or deportation schemes. She has only a handful of rebel votes in her record.
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.
10 positions
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Since Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
Apr 2020 - Sept 2023
Treasury Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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.
