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Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op) MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, since 8 June 2017

Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Luke Pollard is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Defence).

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Scorecard

54.8% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
315 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
260 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
2 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
650 Debates spoken in 2491 written questions tabled

Ranked 552 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
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 Aye 277–158
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Aye 278–73
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Aye 281–70
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 Aye 356–90
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 Aye 301–157
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 Aye 300–101
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Aye 291–174
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 299–169
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 307–176
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 290–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 292–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 No vote 300–149
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 286–163
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 295–162
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 291–158
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence No vote 98–306
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Oil and gas No vote 108–297
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 278–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 281–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 280–164
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 No vote 279–167
23 Mar 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 280–161
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Student loans No 88–266
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty No vote 103–259
18 Mar 2026 Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 277–99

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.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Babcock International
Address of donor: 33 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of items for young people in Plymouth participating in my summer school, value £376.80
Date received: 24 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Date accepted: 24 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02342138
(Registered 5 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Name of donor: University of Plymouth
Address of donor: Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The provision of lecture hall and events space for my summer school for young people in Plymouth, value £1,788
Date received: 24 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Date accepted: 24 July 2025
Donor status: other (University)
(Registered 5 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

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Debates

650 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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