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Lewisham East

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 58% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Lewisham. Population 110,102, notably young (median age 36 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 52% above the national average.

A 99% party-line voter, Janet Daby's clearest moments of independence have come on assisted dying. In June 2025, she voted against the Labour majority on three separate divisions relating to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- backing New Clauses 1 and 2 and Amendment 12, all of which would have added or strengthened safeguards to the legislation. Her voting record places her slightly above the party average on assisted dying access (71% vs 59%), suggesting a nuanced rather than blocking position: broadly supportive of the bill but pushing for tighter protections. Otherwise she has voted consistently with the government, including backing ministers' rejection of all six Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill in March 2026.

Daby's voting participation sits at 67% -- below the Commons average -- across 466 divisions. Where she does vote, alignment with Labour is near-total, though she deviates notably on transparency (43% vs the party's 9%) and is more resistant to employment deregulation than most Labour colleagues. Her speeches in parliament have concentrated on the economy, cost of living, and social care. Her membership of the International Development Committee adds an international dimension to her portfolio.

313
Commons votes
This parliament
£32k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 6 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Janet Daby

Janet Daby

Labour Party

Janet Daby is the Labour MP for Lewisham East, and has been an MP continually since 14 June 2018.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate context, this was one of several amendments considered at Report Stage, with the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater presenting changes developed with government legal and health officials to make the legislation workable.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 58% of the vote in 2024. Centred on Lewisham. Population 110,102, notably young (median age 36 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 52% above the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Daby’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.341 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Daby has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
62
Economy
59
Employment
38
Crime & Policing
37
Education
28
Constitution and Democracy
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 113 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BellinghamJacq Paschoud925Labour P
BellinghamRachel Onikosi1,209Labour P
Catford SouthEva Alina Stamirowski1,648Labour P
Catford SouthJames Royston1,632Labour P
Catford SouthNatasha Burgess2,119Labour P
DownhamAndre Bourne1,679Labour P
DownhamCoral Howard1,621Labour P
DownhamOana Olaru-Holmes1,442Labour P
Grove ParkHilary Moore1,502Labour P
Grove ParkMark Jackson1,464Labour P
Grove ParkSuzannah Clarke1,750Labour P
Hither GreenKim Amanda Powell2,230Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
110,102
Electorate 73,380 · 2024 register
Median income
£32,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
24.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
37
24 primary · 4 secondary
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