Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East
Fabian Hamilton has been an MP since 1997.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | 2020 to 2023 | |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) (Ministry of Defence) | 2016 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 2016 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 2016 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Transport Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact | 2015 | |
| International Development Committee | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Panel of Chairs | 2015 to 2016 | |
| International Development Committee | 2013 to 2015 | |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2010 to 2015 |
Show the other 4
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Political and Constitutional Reform Committee | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2008 to 2010 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2001 to 2010 | |
| Administration Committee | 1997 to 2001 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
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 Fabian Hamilton.
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.
Fabian Hamilton asked 66 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.
66 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
Fabian Hamilton represents Leeds North East. 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
Fabian Hamilton won with 51% of the votes, and Chris Whiteside (Conservative) came second with 16%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Hamilton | Labour | 23,260 | 51.5% |
| Chris Whiteside | Conservative | 7,177 | 15.9% |
| Louise Jennings | Green Party | 5,911 | 13.1% |
| Keiran White | Reform UK | 3,426 | 7.6% |
| Gary Busuttil | Liberal Democrat | 2,168 | 4.8% |
| Dawud Islam | Workers Party of Britain | 2,067 | 4.6% |
| Ian Cowling | The Yorkshire Party | 574 | 1.3% |
| Mike Davies | Alliance For Green Socialism | 259 | 0.6% |
| Cordelia Lynan | Social Democratic Party | 125 | 0.3% |
| Christopher Nicholson | Christian Peoples Alliance | 109 | 0.2% |
| Stewart Hey | Climate Party | 91 | 0.2% |
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 Fabian Hamilton took part in 108 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Fabian Hamilton voted the same way as their party in 106 of the 106 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
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 |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
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