Kanishka Narayan

Kanishka Narayan

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Member since
4 July 2024

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This parliament

Voting participation
77%
Debates contributed to
91
Registered interests
12
Declared value
£92,286

Record last updated 19 Sep 2026

Kanishka Narayan is a Labour (Co-op) MP elected to represent Vale of Glamorgan on 5 July 2024. He has cast 449 votes from 585 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 77%, and has made 525 contributions across 91 debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2024 by debate contributions. His debate contributions have focused on Digital & AI, Science & Technology, and Trade & Industry, while his voting has concentrated on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law. He currently serves as Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology), and low debate participation is conventional for ministers.

Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

449 / 585

76.75%

Ranked #242 of 654 MPs (63th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

91 / 11739

525 total contributions

Ranked #501 of 654 MPs (24th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

12

£92,286.00

£

Ranked #66 of 654 MPs (90th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Kanishka Narayan is the Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology).

Constituencies

  • Vale of Glamorgan Jul 2024 – present

Posts held

  • Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology) Jul 2026 – present
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Sep 2025 – Jul 2026