MP for Burnley
“A party loyalist with perfect loyalty to his party, but notably low voting attendance.”
Oliver Ryan is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Burnley, elected in 2024. He currently sits on the Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill committee and the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art, and has previously served on the Public Accounts Committee and on finance-related bill committees.
He votes with his party 100% of the time (party average 99%) and has a voting attendance of 15% (party average 33%), with no rebel votes. His ideological position is centrist (45/100). On policy, he has generally voted against Universal Credit, generally voted for workers' rights protections and for trade union powers, and generally voted for renter protections. He has shown mixed positions on mental health services, transgender rights, and climate change measures, and generally voted against prison sentencing and bus services regulation.
Declared financial interests include donations and other support for activities as an MP, 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: 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.
6 positions
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Since Feb 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Finance Bill
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Oct 2024 - Dec 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: 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.
