The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Connor Naismith.

Labour Party MP for Crewe and Nantwich.

Commons votes
425/521
82% attendance · top 25% of MPs
Party alignment
56%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
119
across 65 debates · 18,737 words
Written Qs
128
120 answered · 8 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party MP in Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled territory.

Connor Naismith is the Labour MP for Crewe and Nantwich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.425 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation84
Economy80
Employment51
Crime & Policing29
Education28
Constitution and Democracy28
Welfare and Benefits28
Pensions24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Naismith broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
3 Dec 2024Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion No
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.119 contributions · 65 debates · 18,737 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs13,796
Transport6,137
Local Government5,589
Fiscal Policy4,117
Housing2,736
Environment2,320
Culture Community2,319
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

23 Mar

Asylum Seekers: Accommodation

Government is appropriately closing asylum hotels and should be credited for dismantling a system the Tories created.

88 words·Read
1 Dec

Attainment in Schools

Supports government's attainment agenda but seeks additional targeted support for Crewe schools where only 46% of pupils achieve grade 4 in English and maths.

79 words·Read
21 Oct

Trade Union Workplace Access

Better union access in sectors like social care improves working conditions and staff retention, benefiting good employers.

48 words·Read
1 Sept

Defibrillators

Maintenance of defibrillators is critical; government must regulate maintenance standards, improve Circuit registration, and remove VAT; shares tragic story of constituent who died

501 words·Read
Showing 4 of 119·All 119 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Naismith holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.128 tabled · 120 answered · 14 Oct 2024 → 21 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Transport2116.4%
Department of Health and Social Care1612.5%
Department for Education1612.5%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1410.9%
Treasury129.4%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero107.8%
Department for Work and Pensions75.5%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport75.5%

Most recent.

21 May 2026·Treasury·Pending

What steps her Department is planning to take to reduce taxes on pensioners.

Awaiting answer.

21 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

Whether the Government intends to exercise the break clause in the NHS Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir Technologies UK Ltd.

Awaiting answer.

21 May 2026·Home Office·Pending

What assessment she has made of trends in the use of Skilled Worker visas by UK airlines to recruit non-UK national airline pilots; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that qualified UK-based pilots are not being disadvantaged in recruitment processes.

Awaiting answer.

21 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of current school attendance enforcement policies in relation to parents with shared custody arrangements; and what plans her Department has to update guidance to local authorities to ensure that penalty notices are issued proportionately where one parent did not have care or control of the child during the period of absence.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 128·All 128 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £182k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: 2, Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan …

Source · Members API · Last amended 1 Jul 2025

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing125,28168.8%
Office Costs25,07813.8%
Accommodation18,71610.3%
MP Travel10,6515.8%
Staff Travel1,9841.1%
Total · 141 claims182,076100%
Showing 6 of 141·All 141 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Naismith on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Crewe and Nantwich20,83744.1%Won

2024 — full result, Crewe and Nantwich.

CandidateVotes%
Connor NaismithWONLab20,83744.1

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Crewe and Nantwich

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 18,737 words
28 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
128 tabled · 120 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£182,076 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL