Synopsis
Ed Miliband, Labour (Co-op) MP for Doncaster North, was elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024. He is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2005. As Foreign Secretary, Miliband has cast 167 votes from 567 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 29% and placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast; low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 1177 contributions across 97 debates, with his top debate topics being Energy & Utilities, Environment & Climate, and Trade & Industry, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 28/08/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
167 / 567
29.45%
Ranked #625 of 654 MPs (5th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
97 / 11122
1177 total contributions
Ranked #469 of 654 MPs (28th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
2
£21,400.00
Ranked #347 of 654 MPs (47th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Constituencies
- Doncaster North May 2005 – present · 6 terms
Posts held
- Foreign Secretary Jul 2026 – present
- Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Leader of HM Official Opposition Sep 2010 – May 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change May 2010 – Sep 2010 · Opposition
- Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Oct 2008 – May 2010
- Minister (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Jun 2007 – Oct 2008
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) May 2006 – Jun 2007
- Foreign Secretary Unknown – present