Catherine Fookes
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Monmouthshire · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Voting participation
joint 175th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 193 | 81.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 251 | 78.0% |
| 2024 | 73 | 64 | 87.7% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 508 | 80.5% |
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
joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 54 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 92 | 55 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 45 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | Member | 26 October 2026 | 1 of 1 | 100.0% |
| Immigration and Asylum Bill | Member | 9 September 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Women and Equalities Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
436th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2024
- – Became MP for Monmouthshire
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
2026
- – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill
- – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Constituency: Monmouthshire
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.