MP for Cardiff West
“A party-loyal Labour MP for Cardiff West who rarely rebels but has unusually low voting attendance.”
Alex Barros-Curtis is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Cardiff West, elected in 2024. He currently serves on the Administration Committee and the Modernisation Committee, and has previously sat on the Justice Committee and on two Bill committees, giving him parliamentary committee experience.
He shows 100% party loyalty but only 15% voting attendance, and has zero rebel votes. On policy votes, he generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers and renter protections, and generally votes for prison sentencing, while tending to vote against transgender rights and bus services regulation. His record on climate change measures, universal credit, mental health and VAT changes is mixed.
Declared financial interests include five entries: four miscellaneous interests and one land or property interest.
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.
5 positions
Administration Committee
Since Oct 2024
Modernisation Committee
Since Sept 2024
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Justice Committee
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
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: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition 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
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.
