Carolyn Harris

MP since 7 May 2015

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Carolyn Harris is the Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1785

Votes Cast

£305,970

Expenses 2024-25

6,627

Majority

41.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£305,970

Staffing£243,615
Accommodation£28,458
Office£26,144
Travel£7,753

Year-on-Year

2024-25£305,970
2023-24£294,168
2022-23£278,659
2021-22£254,351
2020-21£234,823
2019-20£206,132
2018-19£203,534
2017-18£200,268
2016-17£197,520
2015-16£164,127

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,137 voters

Labour
16,797 votes41.9%
Reform UK
10,170 votes25.3%
Plaid Cymru
5,350 votes13.3%
Conservative
3,765 votes9.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,344 votes5.8%
Green Party
1,711 votes4.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

56

Written Questions

12

Oral Questions

71

Debates Spoken In

135

Speeches

467

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 1026No: 759

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Political panellist - TV
Payer
ITN (TV Channel), 200 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8XZ

Registered 11 November 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 May 2017

Registered 7 July 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
26 August 2022

Registered 26 September 2022

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
16 October 2024

Registered 11 November 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
15 October 2024

Registered 11 November 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Carolyn in Parliament

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty rates on the competitiveness of (a) UK and (b) European distillers; a

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2025

Spirits: Exports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual value is of UK spirits exports; and what proportion of overall exports those exports were in the last five years.

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2025

Spirits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the value of the UK spirits sector to the economy in (a) employment, (b) exports and (c) tax revenue.

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2025

Spirits

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of UK-based distilleries that have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.

AnsweredCabinet Office10 Oct 2025

Gin: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the value of gin produced in Wales to the economy.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Oct 2025

Spirits

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support (a) small and (b) independent distillers wishing to export.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Oct 2025

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excise duty levels on the export competitiveness of UK-produced spirits; and wh

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade10 Oct 2025

Undocumented Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the exploitation of people working illegally.

AnsweredHome Office9 Sept 2025

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the recommendations of the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-25 on Immigration: Skilled

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025
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