MP for Leicester East
“A party-loyal Conservative MP for Leicester East with very low voting attendance and one notable rebellion on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.”
Shivani Raja is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Leicester East, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves on the Women and Equalities Committee (November 2024 to June 2025). In Parliament, she is positioned on the centre-right and has a record of high party loyalty.
Raja shows 100% party loyalty, slightly above the Conservative party average, but her parliamentary attendance is unusually low at 12% against an average of 56%. She has one rebel vote against her party. Across key topics, she generally opposes Universal Credit, workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and VAT changes, while she generally supports funding for mental health services, certain prison sentencing measures, bus services regulation, transgender rights and climate change measures.
Declared financial interests include land and property holdings (inside or outside the UK) and miscellaneous interests.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
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
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
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Women and Equalities Committee
Nov 2024 - Jun 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.
Women and Equalities Committee
Parliamentary role · 25 Nov 2024
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.
