MP for Battersea
Second Church Estates Commissioner
“A Labour MP who is loyal to her party but also serves as the Church of England’s Second Church Estates Commissioner, with a record of targeted rebellions on welfare and end‑of‑life legislation.”
Marsha De Cordova is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Battersea, first elected in 2017. She currently serves as the Second Church Estates Commissioner and sits on the Ecclesiastical Committee, having previously held frontbench roles such as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (2020–2021) and Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions (Disabled People) (2017–2020), alongside assignments on several Commons committees.
She shows strong party loyalty (99%) and attends debates more than average (55% vs 33%), placing her on the centre-left (43/100). Her record generally supports welfare and health funding, with votes favouring Universal Credit and NHS funding, and backing for bus services regulation. She has opposed tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and has rebelled on several welfare and end‑of‑life votes in 2025.
She has two declared financial interests: one related to employment and earnings, and one related to 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: 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.
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.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal 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
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing Bill
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Ecclesiastical Committee
Parliamentary role · 5 Nov 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.
