Shivani Raja

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Shivani Raja is the Conservative MP for Leicester East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

374

Votes Cast

£205,066

Expenses 2024-25

4,426

Majority

31.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£205,066

Staffing£147,043
Office£30,188
Travel£17,522
Accommodation£10,313

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,714 voters

Conservative
14,526 votes31.1%
Labour
10,100 votes21.6%
Liberal Democrat
6,329 votes13.6%
Independent
5,532 votes11.8%
One Leicester
3,681 votes7.9%
Reform UK
2,611 votes5.6%
Green Party
2,143 votes4.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

778

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

14

Debates Spoken In

18

Speeches

374

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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2 AYE

Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 28 Jan 2025

2 AYE

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 21 Jan 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 14 Jan 2025

3 AYE2 NO

Finance Bill Committee

5 votes · 11 Dec 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

2 votes · 25 Nov 2024

2 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee

2 votes · 12 Nov 2024

Financial Interests(2)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Commercial property (House)
Number of properties
3
Location
Newcastle, Leicester, Gainford
Rental income
Yes

Registered 3 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
3 March 2026

Registered 25 July 2024; updated 20 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Shivani in Parliament

Social Security Benefits: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who leave higher education having completed their course and subsequently claim out-of-wor

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Feb 2026

Special Educational Needs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of SEND transport contracts on local authority spending; and whether she plans to introduce

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Feb 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the evidential basis for the decision to freeze the student loan repayment threshold for graduates; and what assessment he has made of the potential im

AnsweredTreasury10 Feb 2026

Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the level of digital exclusion in Leicester; and what steps she is taking to improve th

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology10 Feb 2026

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his department plans to issue guidance on the potential risks of genetic defects in children born from consanguineous relationships.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Feb 2026

Hereditary Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role his Department played in the development, approval, or distribution of guidance to NHS midwives which stated that consanguineous mar

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Feb 2026

School Meals: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to a) improve the nutritional quality of school meals and b) increase the use of British produced food and ingredients

AnsweredDepartment for Education10 Feb 2026

Health Services: Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to a) Leicester and b) Leicestershire to reduce NHS waiting lists.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Feb 2026

Health Services: East Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of NHS patients in a) Leicester b) Leicestershire and c) the East Midlands were referred to private health providers for treat

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Feb 2026

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between housing supply and economic growth in a) Leicester b) L

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Feb 2026
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