Official portrait of John Healey

John Healey

Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, since 1 May 1997

Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Rt Hon John Healey is the Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He currently holds the Government post of Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Scorecard

33.4% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
192 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
383 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 MPs
5 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
669 Debates spoken in 5135 written questions tabled

Ranked 616 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 vote 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No vote 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No vote 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 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 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 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.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

£180,000

Type of land/property: Residential property (Two bed apartment owned by me and my two siblings, following the death of my mother. Probate was 10 Jan 2025. The value is £180,000 and I own a third.)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Hove
Interest held: from 10 January 2025 until 7 November 2025
Ownership details: I no longer have any ownership in this property (ownership now with my two sisters)
(Registered 7 May 2025; updated 13 November 2025)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Goldthorpe Towns Fund Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2020
Date interest ended: 23 May 2024
(Registered 11 April 2023; updated 22 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Executive Committee Member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2023
Date interest ended: 4 July 2024
(Registered 4 January 2024; updated 21 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

Chair of Rotherham 9th Scouts Group. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 11 April 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Jackie Bate
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

669 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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