Chris Evans

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Member since
6 May 2010

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This parliament

Voting participation
70%
Debates contributed to
38
Registered interests
5
Declared value
£9,145

Record last updated 14 Oct 2026

Chris Evans is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Caerphilly, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 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 2010. Evans has cast 417 votes out of 589 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 71%, and has made 88 contributions across 38 debates, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation and the bottom 10% of MPs elected in 2010 by debate contributions. His top debate topics are Foreign Affairs & Defence, Trade & Industry, and Science & Technology, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

417 / 594

70.20%

Ranked #366 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

38 / 11985

88 total contributions

Ranked #622 of 655 MPs (5th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

5

£9,144.61

£

Ranked #470 of 655 MPs (28th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Chris Evans is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Caerphilly, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Constituencies

  • Caerphilly Jul 2024 – present
  • Islwyn May 2010 – May 2024 · 4 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy) Nov 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) Sep 2023 – Nov 2023 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Defence) May 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition