MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
“A Labour MP and Equalities minister who largely votes with her party but has rebelled on terminally ill end‑of‑life provisions.”
Olivia Bailey is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, elected in July 2024. She serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities in the Department for Education (a government role she has held since September 2025) and previously sat on the Pension Schemes Bill committee from July to September 2025.
Bailey shows very high party loyalty (99%): she usually votes with the Labour whip, though her attendance is notably low at 13% versus the party average of 33%. She sits on the centre‑left of the spectrum (35/100). Her voting record is mixed on welfare and taxation, generally supporting workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and often backing climate change measures, while opposing some areas such as bus services regulation, transgender rights and renter protections.
Declared financial interests include three entries under donations and other support (including loans) for her activities as an MP, one entry noting that a family member is engaged in third‑party lobbying, and one miscellaneous 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: 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.
2 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Since Sept 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 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.
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Government role · 7 Sept 2025
Pension Schemes Bill
Parliamentary role · 15 Jul 2025
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.
