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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
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No vote 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No vote 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No vote 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 302–155

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

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Debates

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


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