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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.

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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
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Aye 364–167
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye 327–182
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Aye 362–164
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Aye 348–176
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Aye 369–166
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Aye 371–166
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading Aye 322–179
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 No 187–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 No 189–320
25 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 No 87–321
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 No 99–367
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No 57–309
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 No 74–311
24 Nov 2025 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No 158–318
19 Nov 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye 326–92
19 Nov 2025 Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 376–16
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Aye 320–105
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment No 165–327
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 147–318
17 Nov 2025 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 No vote 143–318
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 No vote 244–132
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 No vote 250–133
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 252–130
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 254–129
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 No vote 257–128

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

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £8,550 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
25 Jan 2026 Mark Sewards sitting MP Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Company Visit £2,950
5 Aug 2025 Mark Sewards sitting MP Neural Voice AI Company Non Cash Other £3,000
25 May 2025 Mark Sewards sitting MP Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Company Visit £2,600

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

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

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