MP for Battersea
Second Church Estates Commissioner
“A highly loyal Labour MP with strong attendance who also serves as Second Church Estates Commissioner, and who has shown occasional rebellion on welfare and end-of-life legislation.”
Marsha De Cordova is the Labour Co-operative MP for Battersea, first elected in 2017. She currently serves as Second Church Estates Commissioner and sits on the Ecclesiastical Committee, reflecting her involvement with church affairs. Her parliamentary career has included service on the Work and Pensions Committee and roles focusing on women, equality and disabled people.
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) and an attendance rate of 53% (above the party average of 34%). She has recorded 9 rebel votes against the party line. Her record includes support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, and opposition to immigration controls, the asylum system, transgender rights, and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with a mixed stance on VAT changes and prison sentencing.
Two declared financial interests: earnings from employment and visits outside the UK.
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.
9 positions
Ecclesiastical Committee
Since Nov 2024
Second Church Estates Commissioner
Since Oct 2024
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Work and Pensions Committee
Dec 2023 - May 2024
Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Jul 2022 - May 2024
Petitions Committee
Mar 2022 - May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Apr 2020 - Sept 2021
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)
Oct 2017 - Apr 2020
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.
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
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NOPrivilege
NOEcclesiastical Committee
Parliamentary role · 5 Nov 2024
Second Church Estates Commissioner
Parliamentary role · 7 Oct 2024
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
Parliamentary role · 24 Apr 2024
Work and Pensions Committee
Parliamentary role · 18 Dec 2023
Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee)
Parliamentary role · 11 Jul 2022
Petitions Committee
Parliamentary role · 15 Mar 2022
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Opposition role · 6 Apr 2020
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People)
Opposition role · 9 Oct 2017
Work and Pensions Committee
Parliamentary role · 11 Sept 2017
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.
