MP for North East Derbyshire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
“A party-loyal backbencher who rarely rebels but has unusually low voting attendance, now serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Ministry of Defence.”
Louise Sandher-Jones is a Labour (Co-op) MP for North East Derbyshire, elected in July 2024. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) and has taken on select committee duties on bills such as the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill and the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill. Since entering Parliament, she has also sat on committees scrutinising crime, policing and terrorism-related legislation.
She shows 100% party loyalty with attendance well below the party average (16% vs 34%). Her voting record aligns with Labour on workers’ rights, trade union powers, and bus services regulation, while she has generally voted against transgender rights, expansion of mental health services, and publicly owned railways.
Declared financial interests: land and property (within or outside the UK) and 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.
6 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Since Sept 2025
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
Since Jun 2025
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2024
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill
Oct 2024 - Oct 2024
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.
Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes 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.
