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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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.
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