MP for Sheffield Heeley
“A high-loyalty Labour MP and former Transport Secretary with a focus on transport and public services.”
Louise Haigh is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Sheffield Heeley, first elected in 2015. She has held several senior frontbench roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Transport from 2021 to 2024 and, briefly, Secretary of State for Transport in 2024, with earlier posts covering policing, culture and Northern Ireland issues. Her parliamentary work has focused on transport, public services and security.
Haigh votes with her party on all recorded divisions (100% loyalty) and has no rebel votes, with attendance above the party average (64% vs 33%). On policy topics, she generally opposes stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and she backs NHS funding and bus services regulation, while voting a mix of aye and no on Universal Credit, VAT, transgender rights, asylum policy and trade union powers.
Declared financial interests include two entries under Employment and earnings, including one for ad hoc payments.
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.
7 positions
Secretary of State for Transport
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy)
Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
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
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) 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.
