Official portrait of Carolyn Harris

Carolyn Harris

Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, since 7 May 2015

Carolyn Harris is the Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Scorecard

80.9% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
465 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
110 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
16 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
493 Debates spoken in 793 written questions tabled

Ranked 163 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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Aye 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Aye 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 Aye 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 Aye 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Aye 257–128

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: £270
Received on: 19 June 2026. Hours: 6.5 hrs.
(Registered 19 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £300
Received on: 7 May 2026. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 8 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Payment: £270
Received on: 10 April 2026. Hours: 6.5 hrs.
(Registered 11 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

Payment: £300
Received on: 6 February 2026. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 20 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Payment: £300
Received on: 20 March 2026. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 20 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Payment: £300
Received on: 5 December 2025. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 8 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

Payment: £300
Received on: 7 November 2025. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 10 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Payment: £300
Received on: 19 September 2025. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 23 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Payment: £300
Received on: 17 July 2025. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 18 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Payment: £300
Received on: 1 August 2025. Hours: 7 hrs.
(Registered 1 August 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Role, work or services: Political panellist - TV
Payer: ITN (TV Channel), 200 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8XZ
(Registered 11 November 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Women Political Leaders (WPL) AISBL
Address of donor: Rue Archimede 69, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£197.66), accommodation (£466.62), other travel (£30.10), meals (£61.62), value £756
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 20 May 2026 to 22 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the World Health Assembly on a menopause panel
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Trustee for Swansea City AFC Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 26 August 2022
(Registered 26 September 2022)

On the register since 7 Apr 2026

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 16 October 2024
(Registered 11 November 2024)

On the register since 24 Nov 2025

Non-executive director, Centre for Social Justice. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 15 October 2024
(Registered 11 November 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

Vice President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2017
(Registered 7 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £2,495 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 Sep 2024 Mrs Carolyn Harris sitting MP ECH Alliance Other Visit £2,495

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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