Mark Ferguson
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.
448
Votes Cast
£191,951
Expenses 2024-25
9,644
Majority
45.4%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£191,951
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 40,217 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
23
Written Questions
20
Oral Questions
84
Debates Spoken In⚑
165
Speeches⚑
448
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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1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
2 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
2 votes · 20 May 2026
Financial Interests(6)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
£20,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
- Name of donor
- Lord (David) Sainsbury
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £20,000
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 1 December 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UNISON
Payment for leaflet printing
£2,050
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UNISON
Payment for leaflet printing
- Name of donor
- UNISON
- Address of donor
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Payment for leaflet printing, value £2,050
- Donor status
- trade union
Registered 15 August 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UNISON
£2,000 donation to support my campaigning
£2,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
UNISON
£2,000 donation to support my campaigning
- Name of donor
- UNISON
- Address of donor
- UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road NW1 2AY
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £2,000 donation to support my campaigning
- Donor status
- trade union
Registered 22 January 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
UNISON
Accommodation at 2025 Labour Party Conference
29 September 2025 to 30 September 2025
£900
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
UNISON
Accommodation at 2025 Labour Party Conference
29 September 2025 to 30 September 2025
- Name of donor
- UNISON
- Address of donor
- 130 Euston Road, London NW1A 2AY
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Accommodation at 2025 Labour Party Conference, value £900
- Date received
- 29 September 2025 to 30 September 2025
- Date accepted
- 29 September 2025
- Donor status
- trade union
Registered 20 October 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 14 October 2024
- Date interest ended
- 7 September 2025
Registered 8 November 2024; updated 11 September 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mark in Parliament
Driving Instruction: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce waiting lists for Approved Driving Instructor exams; and what recent progress her Department has made in red
Trade Agreements: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on Scotland.
Voluntary Work: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of workplace safeguarding rights for volunteers in the third sector.
Roads: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of spending on road infrastructure in (a) the North East and (b) England over the la
Georgia: Democracy
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support democracy in Georgia.
Transport: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the (a) total cost to the public purse for, (b) proportion of her Department’s total expenditure that was spent on and (c) sp
Futibatinib
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding is available for patients to receive the immunotherapy drug Futibatinib through the NHS; and what criteria his Department uses to
Futibatinib
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the NHS supply of Futibatinib.
Teachers: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of qualified teacher status on the quality of teaching.
Life Expectancy: Gateshead Central and Whickham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average life expectancy is in (a) Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency and (b) each ward of that constituency.
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