Halifax

Current MP

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Efficiency 8.9/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Halifax

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,185 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election4,794 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election1,838 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,280 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act827 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers734 local · 427,447 total
• Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND570 local · 132,789 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data481 local · 260,974 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 471 local · 281,794 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!446 local · 229,772 total
• Ban wind farms on protected peat land in England446 local · 15,437 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there441 local · 257,442 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only419 local · 195,930 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office410 local · 203,445 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge387 local · 203,824 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!378 local · 221,477 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison369 local · 191,591 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures356 local · 257,938 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.343 local · 181,597 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels341 local · 184,376 total

About Halifax

Halifax is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 77,516 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.