MP for Coventry East
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
“Centre-left Labour MP and Defra minister with strong party loyalty, who has occasionally rebelled on end-of-life legislation.”
Mary Creagh is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Coventry East, elected in 2024. She serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a role she has held since July 2024. Her parliamentary career includes time on environmental and liaison committees, and she has previously held shadow minister roles for International Development, Transport and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) with attendance matching the party average (34%). She has 10 rebel votes. In policy terms, she generally supports workers’ rights protections, bus services regulation, protest rights, and trade union powers, while more often opposing transgender rights and immigration controls; her voting on universal credit and mental health is mixed, and she has a mixed record on publicly owned rail.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (three entries) and shareholdings (one entry).
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.
17 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Since Jul 2024
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Environmental Audit Committee
Jul 2017 - Nov 2019
Environmental Audit Committee
Feb 2016 - May 2017
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Feb 2016 - May 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.
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEThe 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.
