MP for Wolverhampton South East
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
“A party-loyal, high-attendance Labour MP who has risen to a senior government post focused on welfare and work policy.”
Pat McFadden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wolverhampton South East, and since September 2025 serves as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Elected in 2005, he has held a range of senior roles in government and opposition, including Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and posts in the Treasury and intergovernmental relations.
McFadden shows strong party loyalty (100%) and higher-than-average attendance (64%), with no rebel votes. He sits on the centre-left of the spectrum. On key issues, he generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, generally opposes tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and has mixed voting patterns on VAT, transgender rights, asylum policy, trade union powers, and prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include 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.
20 positions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Since Sept 2025
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Sept 2024 - Sept 2025
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
National campaign co-ordinator
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Nov 2021 - Sept 2023
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
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.
National 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Government role · 5 Sept 2025
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Government role · 5 Sept 2024
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
National campaign co-ordinator
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Opposition role · 4 Sept 2023
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Opposition role · 29 Nov 2021
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.
