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James Naish

Labour MP for Rushcliffe, since 4 July 2024

James Naish is the Labour MP for Rushcliffe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

73.4% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
422 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
153 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
9 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
18 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
185 Debates spoken in 839 written questions tabled

Ranked 302 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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Aye 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No vote 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No vote 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No vote 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No vote 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No vote 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No vote 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No vote 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

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

Remuneration: My family and I use a company vehicle and stay in a property owned by the company for up to 14 days per year. This is the "Class 1a NICs due" figure from my 2024/25 P11D, value £4,114 a year
Hours: 5 hrs a month This time is required for managing the property and its agent who looks after bookings.
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Company director
Until: 6 August 2025.
Payer: Open Door Property Ltd (Property sales and consulting), Office 5 Rec 2, Retford Enterprise Centre, Randall Way, Retford, DN22 7GR
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Remuneration: Company vehicle, value £1,023 a year
Until: 6 August 2025.
Hours: 5 hrs a month this time is for supporting the business in a director capacity.
(Registered 13 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Company Director
Payer: Open Door Property Holidays Ltd (Property management), Office 5 Rec 2, Retford Enterprise Centre, Randall Way, Retford, DN22 7GR
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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

Name of donor: The Fusion Cluster
Address of donor: Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Benefits in kind provided by The Fusion Cluster as secretariat to the Fusion Energy APPG, value £1,678
Date received: 24 November 2025 to 3 December 2025
Date accepted: 24 November 2025
Donor status: other (The UK Fusion Cluster is a network of organisations, including research institutions, businesses and government bodies, focused on advancing fusion energy research and development within the UK. It fosters collaboration and innovation to accelerate progress in the field.)
(Registered 11 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited
Address of donor: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to the Nottingham Forrest vs Malmö football match, with hospitality, value £640
Date received: 27 November 2025
Date accepted: 27 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01630402
(Registered 4 December 2025)

On the register since 16 Dec 2025

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

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: The rental income is shared with a family member (71.5% to me, 28.5% to the family member in line with our property shares)
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 19 Aug 2025

Type of land/property: Agricultural property (Farm buildings)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Nottinghamshire
Ownership details: The property is part of The William Arthur Robinson Will Trust. I am one of two trustees
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Type of land/property: Agricultural land
Location: Nottinghamshire
Ownership details: The land is part of The William Arthur Robinson Will Trust. I am one of two trustees
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Open Door Property Ltd
Nature of business: Property sales and consulting
Interest held: until 6 August 2025
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Name of company or organisation: Open Door Property Holidays Ltd
Nature of business: Holiday rental property
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Name of company or organisation: The William Arthur Robinson Will Trust
Nature of business: Trust associated with farm land and buildings left by a relative
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Sturton Le Steeple Quarry Liaison Committee run by Aggregate Industries as a result of being the Councillor for Sturton Ward in Bassetlaw
Date interest ended: 25 March 2025
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Elected member of Bassetlaw District Council for Sturton Ward but no longer remunerated
Date interest ended: 25 March 2025
(Registered 1 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Member of the Local Community Liaison Committee run by EDF Energy as a result of being the Councillor for Sturton Ward in Bassetlaw. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 25 March 2025
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 26 August 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Vice Chair of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formal group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role and I stand in for the Chair when and as required.
Date interest arose: 30 June 2025
(Registered 7 August 2025)

On the register since 12 Feb 2026

Vice President of The Association for Decentralised Energy
Date interest arose: 4 September 2024
(Registered 3 October 2024)

On the register since 16 Oct 2024

Unpaid director of a property management company. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

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


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