Naz Shah

Naz Shah

Constituency: Bradford West

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Naz Shah is the Labour MP for Bradford West, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Naz Shah is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Bradford West, first elected in May 2015, making her longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She was re-elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024, and holds no government post. In the current parliament, she has cast 373 votes out of 570 eligible divisions, achieving a 65% participation rate, though this places her in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. She has made 514 contributions across 75 debates out of 11122 eligible debates, placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation, with her main contributions focusing on Justice & Law, Mental Health, and Foreign Affairs & Defence.

Summary generated on 28/08/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

373 / 570

65.44%

Ranked #443 of 654 MPs (32th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

75 / 11122

514 total contributions

Ranked #534 of 654 MPs (19th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

14

£133,993.11

£

Ranked #41 of 654 MPs (94th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Constituencies

  • Bradford West May 2015 – present · 4 terms

Party history

  • Labour (Co-op) Jul 2016 – present
  • Independent Apr 2016 – Jul 2016
  • Labour (Co-op) May 2015 – Apr 2016

Posts held

  • Shadow Minister (Home Office) Dec 2021 – Nov 2023 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) Apr 2020 – Sep 2021 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) Jul 2018 – Apr 2020 · Opposition