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

Kinship Care: Gateshead Central and Whickham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many kinship carers are registered in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency; and if she will make an estimate of the average number of kinship ca

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Free School Meals: Gateshead Central and Whickham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school children are (a) eligible for and (b) registered to receive free school meals in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Mozambique: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) French and (b) Mozambique counterpart on the alleged massacre of civ

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Oct 2024

Care Quality Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much has been (a) budgeted and (b) spent by the Care Quality Commission on the (i) design, (ii) development and (iii) rollout of its new r

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Oct 2024

Crown Court: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department takes to determine the level of funding required to facilitate an adequate number of crown court sitting days in each financial yea

AnsweredMinistry of Justice10 Oct 2024

High Rise Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the number of buildings over (a) 11 and (b) 18 metres in Gateshead Central and Whickham c

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Sept 2024

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that leaseholders do not have to fund remedial building modifications as

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Sept 2024

Buildings: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that developers are responsible for financing (a) aluminium composite material assessments and (b)

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Sept 2024

General Practitioners: Gateshead Central and Whickham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Gateshead Central and Whickham constituency (a) on the most recent

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Aug 2024

Mental Health Services: Gateshead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Gateshead in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Aug 2024
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