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Damien Egan.

Labour Party MP for Bristol North East.

Commons votes
385/521
74% attendance · top 47% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
161
across 64 debates · 3,640 words
Written Qs
134
112 answered · 22 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party MP in a politically split seat.

Damien Egan is the Labour MP for Bristol North East, and has been an MP continually since 15 February 2024.

§ 01Voting record.385 divisions · most recent 18 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.

Taxation82
Economy72
Employment37
Crime & Policing36
Education35
Constitution and Democracy33
Welfare and Benefits29
Housing24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.161 contributions · 64 debates · 3,640 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs2,172
Fiscal Policy1,360
Social Care926
Labour Market894
Defence745
Crime608
Immigration399
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

31 Aug

NEET: Young People

Supportive of the government's youth guarantee scheme and seeking confirmation of its positive impact and further investment to support young people in Bristol.

72 words·Read
11 May

Winter Fuel Payment: Means-testing

Proposes extending Wales's Older People's Commissioner model to England and Scotland as a protective measure.

69 words·Read
6 Mar

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (Eighth sitting)

Emphasises work coaches report unprecedented fraud levels; supports eligibility verification and information-sharing powers as essential responses to fraud crisis.

290 words·Read
10 Feb

Undersea Infrastructure

Stresses that undersea cables are critical to economy and security, seeks assurances that Navy's full needs will be addressed in the strategic defence review.

62 words·Read
Showing 4 of 161·All 161 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Egan currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Work and Pensions CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Egan sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.134 tabled · 112 answered · 16 Oct 2024 → 21 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Education2014.9%
Department of Health and Social Care1914.2%
Department for Work and Pensions129.0%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government107.5%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office107.5%
Treasury96.7%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology86.0%
Department for Transport86.0%

Most recent.

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

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use and funding of technology enabled care in the NHS and other care settings.

Awaiting answer.

21 May 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the timelines set out in the animal welfare strategy are met.

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending

What steps his Department is taking to support victims of (a) fraud and (b) poor installations under the ECO4 scheme, particularly where relevant companies have gone into administration.

Awaiting answer.

19 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending

Whether her Department plans to provide further support to care leavers attending university.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 134·All 134 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £234k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Trustee of the Jewish Museum London. This is an unpaid role.
Trustee of the Jewish Museum London. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 4 March 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Apr 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing189,27881.0%
Accommodation20,4798.8%
Office Costs17,1397.3%
MP Travel3,5221.5%
Staff Travel3,0811.3%
Total · 214 claims233,748100%
Showing 6 of 214·All 214 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

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

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Bristol North East19,00445.3%Won
2024Kingswood11,17644.9%Won
2010Beckenham6,89314.4%Lost

2024 — full result, Bristol North East.

CandidateVotes%
Damien EganWONLab19,00445.3

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Bristol North East

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 · 3,640 words
29 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
134 tabled · 112 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£233,748 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL