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Mike Reader

Labour MP for Northampton South, since 4 July 2024

Mike Reader is the Labour MP for Northampton South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

72.9% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
418 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 1 as teller
156 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
10 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
13 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
73 Debates spoken in 71 written questions tabled

Ranked 313 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 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address No vote 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No vote 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) No vote 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No vote 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No vote 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 308–81
28 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Aye 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege No 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Aye 279–176
27 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) Aye 279–164
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 Aye 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Aye 269–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) Aye 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Aye 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F No vote 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B No vote 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 380–7

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

Name of donor: Homes for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,155 fundraiser donation
Donor status: company, registration 14724694
(Registered 26 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: May 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £725.76
Date received: 31 May 2026
Date accepted: 31 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 22 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: February 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £149.04
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: January 2026 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £162.48
Date received: 31 January 2026
Date accepted: 31 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: November 2025 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £45.36
Date received: 30 November 2025
Date accepted: 30 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 18 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: October 2025 costs of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £90.72
Date received: 31 October 2025
Date accepted: 31 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 20 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: SME4LABOUR LTD
Address of donor: Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accepted ticket to attend SME4Labour Gala & Excellence Awards, value £300
Date received: 4 November 2025
Date accepted: 4 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 10685562
(Registered 21 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: The British Racing Drivers' Club Limited
Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attended the British Grand Prix as local MP and member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motorsports, value £1,195
Date received: 6 July 2025
Date accepted: 6 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00257980
(Registered 31 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Nutricia Limited
Address of donor: Newmarket Avenue, Whitehorse Business Park, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 0XQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Attended Wimbledon with Danone (Evian Water) in capacity as chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Food and Drink, value £540
Date received: 5 July 2025
Date accepted: 5 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00275552
(Registered 31 July 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor: 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: May 2025 cost of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £575.04
Date received: 31 July 2025
Date accepted: 31 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07094851
(Registered 31 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc
Address of donor: Pemberton House, Bakers Road, Uxbridge UB8 1EZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Train travel (£160) and overnight accommodation (£300), value £460
Destination of visit: Belgium
Dates of visit: 26 October 2025 to 27 October 2025
Purpose of visit: In my role as Chair of the APPG for Food and Drink, I was invited to visit Coca Cola's Research and Development site in Brussels.
(Registered 21 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £709.22 london Heathrow to Bahrain Friday 2nd May 2025, return Monday 5th May 2025, paid by myself online and reimbursed afterwards by the Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit: As member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, visited military installations in Bahrain on this organised visit for Parliamentarians.
(Registered 14 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Rushden
Ownership details: Co-owned with my wife
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 17 July 2024)

On the register since 17 Jul 2025

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Debates

73 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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