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Heidi Alexander
MP for Swindon South
Labour (Co-op)Government
Secretary of State for Transport
About This MP
AI-generatedHeidi Alexander is a Labour (Co‑op) MP for Swindon South. She has served as Secretary of State for Transport since November 2024, having previously been Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice in 2024, with a background in both government and opposition roles and experience on several Commons committees (notably Health and Social Care, and Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Voting Patterns
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%) but attendance below the party average (24% vs 33%). Her record places her around the centre (46/100). She generally votes with Labour on issues such as Universal Credit, bus services regulation, trade union powers, workers’ rights protections and VAT changes, while voting in a mixed pattern on prison sentencing, immigration controls, transgender rights and renter protections, and has generally voted against data protection. She has a number of notable rebellions against her party on Brexit-related issues, including votes related to the Electoral Commission in 2018 and several votes on the EU Withdrawal Bill in 2017.
Notable Positions
- Generally voted for Universal Credit
- Generally voted for regulation of bus services
- Generally voted for trade union powers
- Generally voted for workers’ rights protections
- Generally voted for VAT changes
Financial Interests
There is one declared financial interest: land and property (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
99%
Party Loyalty
24%
Attendance
4
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centrist(46)
Based on 139 votesCareer & Roles
7 positions
Current
Government
Secretary of State for Transport
Since Nov 2024
Previous
Government
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Committee
Health and Social Care Committee
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Opposition
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Opposition
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Mar 2013 - Sept 2015
Committee
Regulatory Reform
Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Jul 2010 - Nov 2012
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
74 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
52 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
38 votes
Workers rights protections
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
35 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
32 votes
Prison sentencing
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against prison sentencing
21 votes
Immigration controls
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on immigration controls
20 votes
Renter protections
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on renter protections
18 votes
Financial Interests
1 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part
8 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
Electoral Commission
23 Jan 2018
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading
8 Feb 2017
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye