Gill Furniss
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · in Parliament since 5 May 2016
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough | 5 May 2016 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 May 2016 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield, Hallam |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Opposition | 17 January 2022 | 5 September 2023 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 10 July 2020 | 17 January 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection) | Opposition | 13 October 2016 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
joint 418th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 153 | 64.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 246 | 76.4% |
| 2024 | 200 | 127 | 63.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 158 | 61.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 169 | 67.3% |
| 2021 | 242 | 185 | 76.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 133 | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 720 | 67.4% |
| 59th | 631 | 453 | 71.8% |
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
171st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 65 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 54 | 29 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 53 | 37 | 168 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40 | 25 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 17 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of Privileges | Member | 24 March 2025 | – | no published attendance |
| Committee on Standards | Member | 24 March 2025 | 2 of 2 | 100.0% |
| Panel of Chairs | Member | 27 November 2024 | – | no published attendance |
| Procedure Committee | Member | 4 November 2024 | 51 of 51 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Administration Committee 2024–2025
7 bill committees served on
- Charities Bill [HL] 2022
- Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 2022
- Elections Bill 2021
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022
- High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill 2024
- Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill 2023
- Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill 2022
Hansard activity
joint 359th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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.
2016
- – Became MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
- – Joined Labour
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection)
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
2022
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
- – Became MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- – Joined Administration Committee
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2025
- – Joined Committee of Privileges
- – Joined Committee on Standards
Constituency: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
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.