Official portrait of Mark Sewards

Mark Sewards

Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, since 4 July 2024

Mark Sewards is the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

77.6% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
446 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
129 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
211 Debates spoken in 196 written questions tabled

Ranked 225 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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part Aye 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No vote 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities No 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials No 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading Aye 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading Aye 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) No 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H Aye 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer No 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work Aye 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work No 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading Aye 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H Aye 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B Aye 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 Aye 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B Aye 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 No 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 No 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Aye 357–174

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

Name of donor: Neural Voice AI
Address of donor: 8 Newcastle Close, Drighlington, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, BD11 1DF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The creation and hosting of an AI voice assistant, value £3,000
Date received: 5 August 2025
Date accepted: 5 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15208364
(Registered 1 September 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Leeds United Football Club
Address of donor: Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Single ticket, with hospitality in the Chairman's Suite,to watch Premier League home fixture LUFC vs Wolves, value £480
Date received: 18 April 2026
Date accepted: 18 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 06233875
(Registered 6 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: The Premier League
Address of donor: Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for Leeds v Arsenal Football Match at Elland Rd Stadium, Leeds, value £386.86
Date received: 31 January 2026
Date accepted: 31 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 18 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 1AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Outward flight to Brunei, as part of the AFPS programme., value £551.29
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme educational visit to Brunei
(Registered 22 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport, accommodation and meals, value £2,950
Destination of visit: Israel and Bahrain
Dates of visit: 25 January 2026 to 29 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
(Registered 13 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, England, PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Pass for Yes Conference, Transfers, food & drink, value £770.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kyiv)
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary Delegation to attend the YES Conference.
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

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Debates

211 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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