Official portrait of Rebecca Long Bailey

Rebecca Long Bailey

Labour MP for Salford, since 7 May 2015

Rebecca Long Bailey is the Labour MP for Salford, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Scorecard

81.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
466 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
109 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
22 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
5 Interests declared 4 at £5,000 or more
333 Debates spoken in 1066 written questions tabled

Ranked 158 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 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address No vote 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No vote 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) No vote 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No vote 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 308–81
28 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Aye 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege against party line Aye 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Aye 279–176
27 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) Aye 279–164
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 Aye 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Aye 269–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) Aye 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Aye 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F Aye 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B Aye 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 380–7

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: Key Cities (Network)
Address of donor: Salford City Council, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Estimated amount for services in kind comprising the administration and coordination to re-establish the Key Cities APPG of which I was previously the Co-Chair, value £1,667
Date received: 5 January 2026 to 10 February 2026
Date accepted: 5 January 2026
Donor status: other (special interest group - key cities network is a special interest group of the Local Government Association (company number of the LGA 11177145) comprising 24 statutory local urban city authorities and administered by Salford City Council)
(Registered 28 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£19,440

Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £19,440
Date received: 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2026
Date accepted: 30 October 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 19 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

£19,606

Name of donor: National Union of Journalists
Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026, value £19,606
Date received: 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026
Date accepted: 22 October 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 19 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

£18,516

Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £18,516
Date received: 29 October 2024 to 28 October 2025
Date accepted: 29 October 2024
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 8 November 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

£18,672

Name of donor: National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2024 to 21 October 2025, value £18,672
Date received: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Date accepted: 22 October 2024
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 8 November 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

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Debates

333 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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