MP for Burnley
“A party-loyal backbencher with notably low parliamentary attendance.”
Oliver Ryan is the 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 committees related to finance and the Public Accounts Committee.
His loyalty to the Labour party is 100%, above the party average. His attendance rate is 17%, well below the party average of 34%, and he has 0 rebel votes. On policy issues, he generally supports workers' rights protections, trade union powers, protest rights, mental health services, VAT changes, and renter protections, while opposing Universal Credit and prison sentencing; his votes on bus services regulation and transgender rights are mixed.
Declared interests include donations and other support for activities as an MP (including loans) 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.
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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOCrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment 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.
