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Marsha De Cordova · Labour Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
213
of 504 possible
Attendance
42%
291 absent / paired
Whip alignment
94%
vs party majority
Speeches
184
81 debates
Written Qs
188
163 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£263k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 75 claims
Interests
2
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 42 | |
| Economy | 36 | |
| Crime & Policing | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 19 | |
| Employment | 17 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 16 | |
| Pensions | 15 | |
| Energy | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Culture Community | 44 | 9,740 |
| Local Government | 17 | 5,153 |
| Defence | 20 | 3,841 |
| Social Care | 23 | 3,604 |
| Health | 12 | 2,692 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 2,200 |
| Economy Jobs | 17 | 2,070 |
| Environment | 5 | 1,534 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes c… | Rebelled | No |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Pa… | Rebelled | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under th… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | ExtremismThe Church is concerned about the growth of extremism, including Christian nationalism, and bishops have established a working group to promote unity and support parishes with theo… Culture Community | 35 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | ExtremismAs the hon. Member will know, the issue of the persecution of Christians abroad has come up before, and the Church obviously takes it seriously. As I highlighted in my initial answ… Culture Community | 90 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Child PovertyMr Speaker, it always feels like I am getting my exercise in at Church questions! Through community programmes, the Church provides a significant contribution to the local economy,… Cost Of LivingSocial CareCulture Community | 82 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Child PovertyThat is an excellent question from my hon. Friend. Yes, the Church works continuously to develop local churches together and interfaith networks, encouraging all faith communities … Cost Of LivingSocial CareCulture Community | 99 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Places of Worship Renewal FundIt is good to see my hon. Friend back in his place after his injury. I understand that he was running with his children when it happened. Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentFiscal Policy | 27 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Places of Worship Renewal FundHe couldn’t keep up with his children, obviously! [Laughter.] Apologies, Mr Speaker. The new places of worship renewal fund will be managed by Historic England on behalf of the Dep… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentFiscal Policy | 92 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Places of Worship Renewal FundI will just put it on the record that we are all, across the House, keen advocates for our local churches; we recognise that they are the cornerstones of our community, so we are a… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentFiscal Policy | 71 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Child PovertyI thank the hon. Gentleman for all his contributions at Church questions. I hope he does not mind if I write to update him on what takes place over the summer. Cost Of LivingSocial CareCulture Community | 31 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Listed Places of Worship Grant SchemeWe are still awaiting details of the replacement scheme, following the confirmation of the end of the listed places of worship grant scheme in January. As I mentioned in my answer … Culture CommunityLocal Government | 93 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Listed Places of Worship Grant SchemeI hope that both St Paulinus church and Christ church will be eligible for the new places of worship renewal fund. While we await publication of further guidance, I again advise my… Culture CommunityLocal Government | 82 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Listed Places of Worship Grant SchemeHow could I turn down such a wonderful offer to visit Eastbourne? I will certainly try to do so. Let us try to do it around the tennis—that would be even better. In all seriousness… Culture CommunityLocal Government | 122 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Archbishop of CanterburyThe installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury was a truly historic moment; she is the first woman archbishop. I thank you, Mr Speaker, for representing the House at that i… Culture CommunitySocial Care | 38 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Archbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury sees herself as a shepherd of the flock, with five broad priorities: bringing confidence in the gospel; pastoral work; showing Christian hope; offering… Culture CommunitySocial Care | 65 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Archbishop of CanterburyI will certainly raise that issue on the hon. Member’s behalf. Culture CommunitySocial Care | 11 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Small ChurchesThe Church of England supports small, often rural, churches through targeted grants, practical tools and locally focused support. That includes the minor repairs and improvements f… Culture CommunityLocal Government | 52 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 44 | 23.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 30 | 16.0% |
| Home Office | 20 | 10.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 19 | 10.1% |
| Department for Education | 17 | 9.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 14 | 7.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 11 | 5.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what role eye health plays within global health and international development strategies. | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department are developing new mechanisms to monitor compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza, in the context of the closure of the in… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality, legal, or risk impact assessment was carried out ahead of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of in… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to include eye health interventions in future UK international development and global health programmes. | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether responsibility for monitoring potential breaches of international humanitarian law relating to Gaza has been reassigned within her Department following… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to advance the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government commitment on taking action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all,… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements are in place to identify and escalate emerging risks of breaches of international humanitarian law in relation to Gaza within her Department,… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the closure of the FCDO unit responsible for monitoring potential breaches of international… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of advocating international action to reduce avoidable sight loss at the Global Summit for Eye Health in November… | Pending |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with international partners to expand access to basic eye care services, including cataract surgery and vision correction,… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to country offices on responsible programme exits. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which bilateral programmes in a) Kenya and b) Jamaica are currently assessed as at risk of closure or early exit as a result of reductions in the aid budget as… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what timetable her Department is working to for confirming country-level Official Development Assistance allocations for financial years (a) 2026-27, (b) 2027-… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has estimated the potential effect of future reductions to the ODA budget on (a) existing and (b) pipeline programmes in (i) Kenya and (… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of planned spend figures on DevTracker (a) have been committed to and (b) are subject to reprofiling or cancellation. | Pending |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 70 | 30,176 | 11.5% |
| Staffing | 1 | 232,757 | 88.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 65 | 0.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 38 | 5,474 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,600 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 5 | 3,063 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 2,408 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 1,050 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 1,046 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 883 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 7 | 777 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 298 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 255 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 1 | 144 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | images printed [200011793-466] | 65 | Paid |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner printing / pop up [200011793-465] | 239 | Paid |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | Q1 Buis Rates [200011793-463] | 863 | Paid |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | Q1 service charges [200011793-462] | 786 | Paid |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 290 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-9417] | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 283 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-7573] | 5 | Paid |
| 08 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-4311] | 17 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-2323] | 38 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] | 71 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-1116] | 34 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 624 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 242 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 231 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner February 2025 | 138 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | BR Q4 2024 | 850 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Service charge & ground Rent | SC Q4 2024 | 830 | Paid |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | office shredding | 144 | Paid |
| 06 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 128 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
1. Employment and earnings1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Being a member of a grants application panel
Payer: Fight for Sight, 18 Mansell Street, London E1 8AA
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Al Mirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, State of Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£6,292.00) and accommodation (£399) Inclusive of meals, value £6,691
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum
(Registered 30 December 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 14 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea Park | Juliana Annan | Labour Party | 1,991 | 05 May 2022 |
| Battersea Park | Maurice Mcleod | Labour Party | 1,760 | 05 May 2022 |
| Battersea Park | Tony Belton | Labour Party | 1,975 | 05 May 2022 |
| Falconbrook | Kate Stock | Labour Party | 1,607 | 05 May 2022 |
| Falconbrook | Simon Hogg | Labour Party | 1,603 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lavender | Jonathan Cook | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,495 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lavender | Tom Pridham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,391 | 05 May 2022 |
| Nine Elms | Mark Justin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 328 | 05 May 2022 |
| Nine Elms | Matthew Corner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 352 | 05 May 2022 |
| Northcote | Aled Richards-Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,168 | 05 May 2022 |
| Northcote | Emmeline Owens | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,244 | 05 May 2022 |
| Shaftesbury Queenstown | Aydin Dikerdem | Labour Party | 1,879 | 05 May 2022 |
| Shaftesbury Queenstown | Sara Louise Beverly Linton | Labour Party | 1,966 | 05 May 2022 |
| Shaftesbury Queenstown | Steve Worrall | Labour Party | 1,563 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 112,384 | Electorate 72,827 (2024) |
| Median age | 32 | years |
| Degree-educated | 65.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 68.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 40.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 37.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 22.5% | households |
| Employment rate | 71.3% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.