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Mark Ferguson

Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office).

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Scorecard

89.4% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
448 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 66 as teller
61 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
7 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
85 Debates spoken in 23 written questions tabled

Ranked 31 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment Teller 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory Teller 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 Teller 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Teller 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Teller 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Teller 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Aye 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Aye 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Teller 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Teller 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£20,000

Name of donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to support my campaigning
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 22 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

£20,000

Name of donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Payment for leaflet printing, value £2,050
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 15 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1A 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation at 2025 Labour Party Conference, value £900
Date received: 29 September 2025 to 30 September 2025
Date accepted: 29 September 2025
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 20 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Governor, Larkspur Community Primary School
Date interest arose: 11 November 2025
(Registered 1 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Co-Chair, UNISON Group of Labour MPs. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 14 October 2024
Date interest ended: 7 September 2025
(Registered 8 November 2024; updated 11 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

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Debates

85 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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