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Naz Shah

Labour MP for Bradford West, since 7 May 2015

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

Scorecard

64.9% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
373 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
202 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
12 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
12 Interests declared 5 at £5,000 or more
308 Debates spoken in 278 written questions tabled

Ranked 447 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 Aye 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No vote 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No vote 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No vote 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No vote 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No vote 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No vote 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading Aye 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £820 Audio book recoding
Received on: 24 March 2026. Hours: 14 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Orion Publishing Group LTD (Publisher), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 30 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

£9,225

Payment: £9,225 payment from publishers
Received on: 28 February 2026. Hours: 75 hrs.
(Registered 11 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

£8,225

Payment: £8,225 Second advanced payment for writing my book
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 40 hrs.
(Registered 14 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Role, work or services: Writing a book
From: 10 September 2024.
Payer: A M Heath & Company Limited, (Literary Agency), 6 Warwick Court, London WC1R 5DJ
(Registered 25 September 2024)

On the register since 14 Nov 2025

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£24,930

Name of donor: Aziz Foundation
Address of donor: 16 Babmaes Street, St. James's, London SW1Y 6HD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Funding for two interns in the office, from 1st March until end of December 2025, value £24,930
Donor status: other (Charity)
(Registered 10 March 2025)

On the register since 11 Mar 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Concordia Forum
Address of donor: Unit 5.2, The Loom, Gowers Walk, London E1 8PY
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Internal flights (£292.93), accommodation (£480.82) and travel (£13.17), value £786.91
Destination of visit: Malaysia
Dates of visit: 12 June 2026 to 19 June 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking to key figures within Malaysia on Islamic and Ethical Finance and how to benefit from economic growth in the UK by leveraging London's ethical finance sector.
(Registered 8 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

£11,897

Name of donor: Muslim Public Affairs Council
Address of donor: 1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): My flights (£2852.37), accommodation (£510.57), meals (£100) and travel (£114.58) my total £3577.51. Costs for the three people travelling with me, flights (£6917.45), accommodation (672.06), meals (£300) and travel (430.06) their total £8319.57, value £11,897.08
Destination of visit: United States (Indianna, California, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C, New York)
Dates of visit: 23 May 2026 to 5 June 2026
Purpose of visit: US booked tour for my newly published book. I was accompanied by a member of Staff and two family members.
(Registered 29 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Muslim Impact Forum
Address of donor: 203 Westgate, Bradford BD13AD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£390), accommodation (£825.87), event pass worth (£2000), value £3,215.87
Destination of visit: Turkey (istanbul)
Dates of visit: 23 April 2026 to 28 April 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the Global Donors Forum conference, participate and speak in discussions on ethical leadership.
(Registered 19 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Name of donor: El-Hibri Foundation
Address of donor: 1420 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights: £1,423.24 Accomdation: £441.69 Meals: £55.58, value £1,920.51
Destination of visit: United States (Washington)
Dates of visit: 6 February 2026 to 8 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Attending a Public Narrative training weekend
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£8,870

Name of donor: Doha Forum/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: Al Mirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£8468.50), accommdation, hospitality and meals (£402), value £8,870.50
Destination of visit: Qatar
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 14 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Attending the Doha Forum
(Registered 19 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: The Concordia Forum
Address of donor: 254 Chapman Road, Ste 208 8331, Newark, DE19702
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£349.94), accommodation (£176.15), internal transport (£44.40) and Delegate package for Concordia Forum Annual Retreat 2025 (6-9 Nov at Verdura Resort, Sicily, worth standard delegate rate approx £1,893.29), value £2,463.78
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 3 November 2025 to 9 November 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Concordia forum retreat, including the youth programme,
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: (1) Mercy Mission (2) Adam Management Holdings Limited
Address of donor: (1) 203 Westgate, Bradford BD1 3AD (2) 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) £2,973.58 flights (£2,393.58) and accommodation (£580, reimbursed on 12 September 2025) (2) £2,848.23 flights (£2,848.23, received 17th October 2025)
Destination of visit: Pakistan and United States (Washington, New York, Michigan)
Dates of visit: 3 August 2025 to 28 August 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking engagements, connecting with international stakeholders and developing insights into Muslim organisational working in the US.
(Registered 19 September 2025; updated 14 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

308 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

10 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £52,521 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
23 May 2026 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Muslim Public Affairs Council Other Visit £12k
23 Apr 2026 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Muslim Impact Forum Other Visit £3,215
5 Dec 2025 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Doha Forum Other Visit £8,870
3 Nov 2025 Naz Shah MP sitting MP The Concordia Forum Other Visit £2,463
3 Aug 2025 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Adam Management Holdings Limited Company Visit £2,848
3 Aug 2025 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Mercy Mission Other Visit £2,393
14 Apr 2025 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Global Wealth Forum Other Visit £2,234
6 Dec 2024 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Doha Forum Other Visit £5,955
11 Nov 2024 Naz Shah MP sitting MP The Concordia Forum Other Visit £5,737
6 Aug 2024 Naz Shah MP sitting MP Open Society Foundations Other Visit £6,905

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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