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Alex Norris

Labour (Co-op) MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, since 8 June 2017

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

The Rt Hon Alex Norris is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Nottingham North and Kimberley, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently holds the Government post of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

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Scorecard

69.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
412 Votes cast out of 590 divisions
178 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour (Co-op) MPs
3 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
571 Debates spoken in 1169 written questions tabled

Ranked 371 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.4%. 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

590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
11 Sep 2026 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading Aye 270–286
11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Aye 293–218
10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 77–292
9 Sep 2026 Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 371–100
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No 162–297
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 No 106–302
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 No 108–357
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No 79–300
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 No 170–316
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 No 77–317
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private No vote 1–79
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye 411–102
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 No 85–427
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 No 105–410
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 No 166–346
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division No vote 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division No vote 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

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Nottingham Forest Football Club
Address of donor: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, Nottingham NG2 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality to Nottingham Forest vs. Brighton fixture at the City Ground, value £250
Date received: 1 February 2025
Date accepted: 1 February 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1630402
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: Nottingham Forest Football Club
Address of donor: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, Nottingham NG2 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United, value £250
Date received: 1 November 2025
Date accepted: 1 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 1630402
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Chair of Governors at Rosslyn Park Primary & Nursery School in Nottingham. This is an unpaid position.
(Registered 13 April 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

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

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

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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 1 Oct 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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