MP for Liverpool Garston
“A long-serving Labour MP with a defence and security focus, noted for strong party loyalty and regular attendance.”
Maria Eagle is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Liverpool Garston, first elected in 1997. She has held government responsibilities, including serving as Minister of State for Defence from July 2024 to September 2025, and sits on security and defence committees as well as other parliamentary inquiries. Throughout her career she has combined frontbench and backbench roles with work on victims, prisoners and national security-related issues.
She votes with her party on almost all votes (100% party loyalty) and has attended 67% of votes, with 2 rebel votes recorded. Her record shows support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, while opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. On issues such as bus services regulation, VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers and prison sentencing, her votes are mixed.
Declared financial interests include one entry for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
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.
29 positions
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
National Security Bill
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Feb 2022 - Jan 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.
Opposition 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
AYEFinance (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
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
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.
