Official portrait of Dame Meg Hillier

Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op) MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, since 5 May 2005

Dame Meg Hillier is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Scorecard

77.2% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
444 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
131 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
10 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour (Co-op) MPs
10 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1059 Debates spoken in 160 written questions tabled

Ranked 234 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division Aye 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No vote 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Aye 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No 171–322

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation
Address of donor: 100-1505 Laperriere Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7T1
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1016.10), value £1,016.10
Destination of visit: Canada
Dates of visit: 13 June 2026 to 18 June 2026
Purpose of visit: In-person Board meeting of the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation.
(Registered 3 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation
Address of donor: 100-1505 Laperriere Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 7T1
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1447.79), value £1,447.79
Destination of visit: Canada
Dates of visit: 15 June 2025 to 19 June 2025
Purpose of visit: In-person Board meeting of the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation.
(Registered 4 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the National Executive Committee of the Co-operative Party, as the representative of the Co-op Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid position.
Date interest arose: 12 May 2026
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Member of the Advisory Board of Reform, a cross party think tank. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 25 May 2021
(Registered 8 May 2024)

On the register since 9 Apr 2026

Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 September 2024
(Registered 8 October 2024)

On the register since 20 Nov 2024

Chair of the House Magazine Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 23 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)

On the register since 20 Nov 2024

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 31 October 2024)

On the register since 20 Nov 2024

Trustee of the PCPF Pension scheme, which oversees the pension fund for members and former members of the UK House of Commons. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 15 October 2020
(Registered 8 May 2024)

On the register since 15 May 2024

Member of the Steering Group of the Institute for Government Academy. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 7 May 2024
(Registered 9 May 2024)

On the register since 15 May 2024

Member of the London Regional Board of the Labour Party.
Date interest arose: 21 March 2024
(Registered 26 April 2024)

On the register since 2 May 2024

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Debates

1059 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


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

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