Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips

Constituency: Birmingham Yardley

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Jess Phillips is the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office).

Jess Phillips, a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Yardley first elected in May 2015, is relatively long-serving compared to her peers, ranking 118th of 650 MPs overall and 65th of 403 Labour MPs by tenure. She has cast 188 votes from 509 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 36.94% and ranking 560th overall in voting, though she has made 607 debate contributions across 112 debates, ranking 288th overall in debate activity. Her debate contributions substantially outrank her voting participation, with her most frequent debate topics being Policing & Crime, Justice & Law, and Women's Rights. Phillips holds no current government post.

Summary generated on 27/04/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

192 / 515

37.28%

Ranked #552 of 650 MPs (15th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

113 / 8467

608 total contributions

Ranked #295 of 650 MPs (55th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

8

£15,604.92

£

Total declared interests