Official portrait of Gregor Poynton

Gregor Poynton

Labour MP for Livingston, since 4 July 2024

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Gregor Poynton is the Labour MP for Livingston, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

Scorecard

89.9% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
444 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 73 as teller
58 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
7 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
75 Debates spoken in 56 written questions tabled

Ranked 26 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
15 Jul 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots deferred division Aye 330–109
15 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 330–109
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No 104–412
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No 102–409
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No 93–323
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Teller 264–90
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Teller 97–358
8 Jul 2026 Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 283–182
8 Jul 2026 Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 317–103
8 Jul 2026 Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 369–102
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners No vote 115–0
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 394–85
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Teller 177–308
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Teller 173–282
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Teller 80–281
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 318–107
1 Jul 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 322–107
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Aye 330–93
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 Aye 329–94
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Aye 332–94
24 Jun 2026 Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 323–160
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers No 112–283
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Aye 294–110
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness No 108–307
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Teller 171–322

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: Community Union
Address of donor: 465c Caledonian Road, London N7 9GX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date received: 10 February 2026
Date accepted: 10 February 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 25 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

£10,000

Name of donor: Daniel Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 10 November 2025
Date accepted: 10 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 13 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Name of donor: SME4Labour LTD
Address of donor: Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London, England, SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In-kind support including event space, wine and canapés. This support is shared between Imogen Walker MP and me, value £1,500
Date received: 23 June 2025
Date accepted: 23 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10685562
(Registered 22 July 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Strand Partners
Address of donor: 5 Technology Park, Colindeep Lane, Colindale, London, United Kingdom, NW9 6BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 support for an event, which included 8 tickets with the total market value of £800. The support was split between Imogen Walker MP and me.
Date received: 17 July 2025
Date accepted: 17 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 13797289
(Registered 22 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Hanbury Strategy and Communications Limited
Address of donor: 2 London Bridge, London SE1 9RA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality at Lords Cricket Ground, value £750
Date received: 4 June 2026
Date accepted: 4 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 10361418
(Registered 8 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Football Association Limited
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Four tickets (two adults and two children) to the Carabao Cup final, value £360
Date received: 22 March 2026
Date accepted: 22 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 1 April 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Name of donor: Ceftus Ltd, 80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street SE1 7PN
One ticket to the Kebab Awards (the value of the ticket was below the threshold for registration under Category 3.)
Date interest arose: 24 February 2026
Date interest ended: 24 February 2026
(Registered 12 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

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Debates

75 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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