Dan Norris, MP for North East Somerset and Hanham
Dan Norris has been an MP since 1997.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Rural Affairs and Environment) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2001 to 2003 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Members' Allowances | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 2005 to 2006 |
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
No interests are currently registered for Dan Norris.
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Dan Norris asked 147 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
11 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Dan Norris represents North East Somerset and Hanham. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Dan Norris won with 41% of the votes, and Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) came second with 30%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Norris | Labour | 20,739 | 40.6% |
| Jacob Rees-Mogg | Conservative | 15,420 | 30.2% |
| Paul MacDonnell | Reform UK | 7,424 | 14.5% |
| Dine Romero | Liberal Democrat | 3,878 | 7.6% |
| Edmund Cannon | Green Party | 3,222 | 6.3% |
| Nicholas Hales | Independent | 231 | 0.5% |
| Barmy Brunch | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 211 | 0.4% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Dan Norris took part in 237 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Dan Norris voted the same way as their party in 112 of the 195 votes where parties gave instructions (57%), and went the other way in 83.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 24 Jun | New rules: Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) | For | Same as party |
| 24 Jun | New rules: Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) | For | Same as party |
| 24 Jun | New rules: Carbon Budget | For | Same as party |
| 23 Jun | Opposition debate: Puberty blockers | Against | Against party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Times they voted against their party (83)
| Date | Vote | They voted | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun | Opposition debate: Puberty blockers | Against | For |
| 23 Jun | Opposition debate: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment | For | Against |
| 22 Jun | Armed forces rules: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 22 Jun | Armed forces rules: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 10 Jun | Railways: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 2 Jun | Armed forces rules: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 2 Jun | Armed forces rules: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 2 Jun | Armed forces rules: a proposed change | Against | For |
| 20 May | Reply to the King's Speech | For | Against |
| 28 Apr | New rules: Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) | For | Against |
| 28 Apr | New rules: Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) | For | Against |
| 28 Apr | Privilege | Against | For |
| 27 Apr | Children's wellbeing and schools: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 27 Apr | Pensions: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 27 Apr | Local government and devolution in England: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 96% | 73% |
| Nov 25 | 61% | 76% |
| Dec 25 | 71% | 66% |
| Jan 26 | 65% | 66% |
| Feb 26 | 75% | 68% |
| Mar 26 | 23% | 75% |
| Apr 26 | 28% | 75% |
| May 26 | 75% | 67% |
| Jun 26 | 65% | 71% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this