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Alex Cunningham

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Stockton North · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
70.1%
749 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
1,318
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,273
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Alex Cunningham is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Stockton North, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Stockton North6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 201030 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Justice)Opposition10 April 202030 May 2024
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)Opposition14 October 201621 December 2017
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition18 September 201527 June 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
70.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
749

400th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Alex Cunningham voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 76.8%76.8%2021: 83.1%83.1%2022: 63.8%63.8%2023: 65.6%65.6%2024: 56.7%56.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412772 56.7%
2023256168 65.6%
2022251160 63.8%
2021242201 83.1%
2020190146 76.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068749 70.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
1,318
Written questions
1,273
Oral questions
81
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
2
Committee meetings attended
0

60th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Alex Cunningham: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 38238220202021: 29329320212022: 27827820222023: 20520520232024: 115115202420252026
Oral questions per year
Alex Cunningham: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 171720202021: 222220212022: 111120222023: 232320232024: 88202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 132 45 115 8 0 0 0
2023 234 91 205 23 0 0 0
2022 156 76 278 11 0 1 1
2021 509 85 293 22 0 0 0
2020 287 72 382 17 0 1 1

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,318
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
369
distinct debates

55th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Alex Cunningham: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02505007501,00020192020: 28728720202021: 50950920212022: 15615620222023: 23423420232024: 132132202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Alex Cunningham: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 727220202021: 858520212022: 767620222023: 919120232024: 4545202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2010

    • – Became MP for Stockton North
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  3. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)

  4. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions)

  5. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)

  6. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.