Chris McDonald

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Chris McDonald is the Labour MP for Stockton North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

449

Votes Cast

£217,932

Expenses 2024-25

7,939

Majority

45.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£217,932

Staffing£151,019
Office£27,893
Accommodation£22,352
Travel£16,668

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,401 voters

Labour
17,128 votes45.8%
Reform UK
9,189 votes24.6%
Conservative
8,028 votes21.5%
Green Party
1,923 votes5.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,133 votes3.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

9

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

148

Debates Spoken In

456

Speeches

449

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
1 May 2025

Registered 10 July 2024; updated 2 May 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Editor
Until
14 December 2025.
Payer
Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address

Registered 3 August 2024; updated 14 December 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer. (Registered 3 August 2024)

Registered 3 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 September 2025

Registered 8 September 2025

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Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Chris has not sponsored any Early Day Motions.

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