At a glanceLisa Nandy is a Labour MP for Wigan, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. They have cast 172 votes in Commons divisions (30% attendance), tabled 977 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Lisa Nandy did not vote in 403. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Current roles
- Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Government post · Department for Culture, Media and Sport since 5 Jul 2024
- Wigan Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Alex Mayer Labour 100.0% · 170 of 170 shared votes
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Kevin McKenna
Labour
100.0% · 169 of 169 shared votes
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Kim Leadbeater
Labour
100.0% · 168 of 168 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 168 of 168 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 167 of 167 shared votes
Votes least like
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Saqib Bhatti
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 112 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 111 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 97 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 64 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 63 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- Communication Workers Union - £2,000.04 (registered 2 Sep 2025)
Written questions
Zimbabwe: Economic Situation and Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Zimbabwean counterpart on the (a) economic and (b) humanitarian situation in that country.
Answer · 24 May 2024
The UK believes that the economic reforms agreed to by the Zimbabwean Government as part of the arrears clearance dialogue remain essential for improving Zimbabwe's long term economic trajectory. The UK is therefore engaging constructively on the Zimbabwe...
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on ensuring safe passage of aid convoys through (a) Israel and (b) Israeli-controlled territory in Gaza.
Answer · 24 May 2024
Attacks by extremists on aid convoys en route to Gaza are appalling. Gazans are at risk of famine and in desperate need of supplies. Israel must facilitate immediate, uninterrupted humanitarian access in Gaza, and hold attackers to account. Aid will not m...
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps he is taking with regional partners to facilitate aid access to all parts of Sudan.
Answer · 24 May 2024
Current humanitarian access into and within Sudan remains highly constrained. Our top humanitarian priority remains securing immediate humanitarian access and operational security guarantees for humanitarian agencies. The UK continues to speak out publicl...
Development Aid: Police
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to paragraph 4.27 of the report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact entitled ICAI follow-up review of 2022-23 reports, published on 16 May 2024, if he will take steps to issue guidance on police
Answer · 24 May 2024
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) rules state that activities to support routine civil policing functions with the overall goal of promoting economic development and welfare of developing co...
Development Aid: Arms Length Bodies
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of aid provided by arms-length bodies.
Answer · 24 May 2024
The FCDO accepted ICAI's recommendation in their 2022 Review into Aid Transparency that our clear and ambitious standards for transparency should be applied to Arm's-Length Bodies. The FCDO publishes information on ODA allocated to its Arm's-Length Bodies...
Development Aid
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of aid.
Answer · 24 May 2024
Aid Transparency remains a high priority for my department. The FCDO has returned to monthly publication of aid programme data and documents, following global best practice. Furthermore, we have delivered our ambitious Open Government Partnership National...
Afghanistan: Floods
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department plans to provide additional humanitarian support to NGOs following the recent flooding in Afghanistan.
Answer · 22 May 2024
FCDO partners including the UN World Food Programme, International Organisation for Migration, and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are on the ground providing a response to the recent flooding in Afghanistan, and we have communicated that our partners can ...
Bangladesh and Myanmar: Rohingya
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department is providing to the Rohingya in (a) Myanmar and (b) refugees camps in Bangladesh.
Answer · 15 May 2024
The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya response. We have provided over £45 million in humanitarian assistance in Myanmar and £391 million in Bangladesh to the Rohingya since 2017. We are the largest donor of water, hygiene, and sanitation facilities in...
Early day motions
| 30 Sep 2019 | PROTECTING STAFF AND SERVICES ON THE WEST COAST MAINLINE (No. 2) | 13 sig. |
| 29 Apr 2019 | PROTECTING STAFF EMPLOYED ON THE WEST COAST MAINLINE | 22 sig. |
| 17 Apr 2018 | DEMOLITION PLANS IN KHAN AL-AHMAR VILLAGE IN THE WEST BANK | 109 sig. |
| 28 Mar 2018 | CHILD ABUSE IN CHILD MIGRATION PROGRAMMES | 50 sig. |
| 20 Nov 2017 | MILITARY DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES | 145 sig. |
| 11 Jul 2017 | BRITISH AIRWAYS MIXED FLEET CABIN CREW PAY DISPUTE AND BA WET LEASING OF QATAR AIRWAYS | 44 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that there are particular challenges in certain parts of the country, and Northern Ireland is very firmly at the forefront of not just my mind but the mind of the Minister for Media as well. I …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I also represent a largely rural constituency, and I absolutely recognise the challenges that the hon. Gentleman talks about in relation not just to broadband but mobile signals. I cannot get reception in my own house, to be honest. There …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
One of the things we are trying to do is protect the plurality and diversity of our media, and also make sure that people have better access to high-quality sources not just of news but of content as well. That includes things such as chil…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
As I said in previous answers, we have to manage this transition. We cannot just drift into an unmanaged transition, which is precisely why we have brought these proposals forward early, with genuinely open questions about the date of the …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The hon. Gentleman is right to raise that issue, which I have discussed with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. She and I are determined to make sure that we properly regulate the online spa…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and I am happy to give him that assurance. He will know that the Minister for Media is also a Minister in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and I am sure he will be working close…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I was recently at the BBC in Cardiff. The importance of Welsh-language content is not lost on this Government, and I have discussed the matter with both the interim director general and the new director general. We have been very keen to i…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I am very happy to do so, and the hon. Gentleman is right to mention the importance of local radio.
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I have been working with the publishing industry to make sure that we protect our trusted sources and do not allow higher-quality content to be undermined by AI summaries. It is a concern that we recognise and share, and we will bring forw…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The right hon. Gentleman mentioned the Leveson inquiry. I can tell the House that I met the families of the victims of press intrusion very recently. We have always acted with care in this space to ensure that we protect a free and fair pr…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
My hon. Friend is right to say that we should demand the highest standards from Members across this House and people in public life. I share his absolute horror at the way that the deputy chairman of the Conservative party responded.
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to talk about the centrality of broadband access. We are looking really carefully at digital exclusion, and we will make sure that this transition does not leave his constituents behind. I am looking …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I was really struck by that report by the SMF, and I certainly recognise that there is misinformation very close to home. My hon. Friend rightly says that that is not new. In fact, my local police force says that the biggest challenge it f…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
As I said to my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes), the elephant in the room is funding, because the BBC has not been adequately funded for quite some time. The hon. Gentleman will know that fewer and fewer people are…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
I will say, very candidly, that I am concerned about the cuts that have been announced, too, and I raised those concerns directly with the incoming director general. The charter review process is obviously ongoing, and I would not want to …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that any responsible Government will be careful about how we navigate this landscape, because the definition of “high quality” and “trustworthy” is contested, and we need to protect the p…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
We have done a number of things in this space. AI summaries online put real pressure on existing publishers, and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and I have met the publishing industry to d…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
That is partly what this TV Green Paper is designed to address, although, as I said earlier, it is one part of the whole. Getting regulation online right, getting the enforcement of that regulation right, and being far more proactive throu…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
As I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Central and Acton earlier, during the Southport riots, there was an increase in people going to the BBC and the Liverpool Echo to get information; we saw something similar after the Manches…
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
The hon. Gentleman makes a similar point to the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee. He is right to push us to think about how we can very rapidly adapt to this very rapidly changing landscape. There is a question for the whole…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (International Development) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 4 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 29 Nov 2021 – 4 Sep 2023
- Shadow Foreign Secretary · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2 Sep 2020 – 29 Nov 2021
- Shadow Foreign Secretary · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 5 Apr 2020 – 2 Sep 2020
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change · Department of Energy and Climate Change 14 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 7 Oct 2013 – 14 Sep 2015
- Shadow Minister (Education) · Department for Education 18 Mar 2013 – 7 Oct 2013
Committee memberships
- Education Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 10 Sep 2012
Previous seats
- Wigan · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
2nd Floor, Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lisa Nandy, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Lisa Nandy?
Lisa Nandy is a Member of Parliament representing Wigan in the House of Commons. See Lisa Nandy's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Lisa Nandy represent?
Lisa Nandy sits as Labour. See Lisa Nandy's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Lisa Nandy represent?
Lisa Nandy is the Member of Parliament for Wigan. See Lisa Nandy's official Parliament profile.
How long has Lisa Nandy been an MP?
Lisa Nandy has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Lisa Nandy's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Lisa Nandy?
Lisa Nandy has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Lisa Nandy's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.