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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Aye 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Aye 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

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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