Mark Ferguson

Assistant Whip

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

Staffing£137,088
Office£27,763
Travel£16,318
Accommodation£10,782

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,217 voters

Labour
18,245 votes45.4%
Reform UK
8,601 votes21.4%
Liberal Democrat
4,987 votes12.4%
Conservative
4,628 votes11.5%
Green Party
3,217 votes8.0%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
369 votes0.9%
Save Us Now
170 votes0.4%

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 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

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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
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
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
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
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

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

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2025

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.

AnsweredScotland Office22 May 2025

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport28 Apr 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Transport9 Jan 2025

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.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office9 Jan 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment for Transport9 Jan 2025

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

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Dec 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Dec 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

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.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Nov 2024
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