MP for Swindon South
Secretary of State for Transport
Heidi 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).
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.
There is one declared financial interest: land and property (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
7 positions
Secretary of State for Transport
Since Nov 2024
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Health and Social Care Committee
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Mar 2013 - Sept 2015
Regulatory Reform
Jul 2010 - Mar 2015
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Jul 2010 - Nov 2012
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
has generally voted against vat changes
has almost always voted against prison sentencing
has voted a mixture of ways on immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on renter protections
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
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading