Portrait of Grahame Morris

Grahame Morris

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Easington · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 1283

Email: grahame.morris.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Seaton Holme, Hall Walks, Easington, County Durham, SR8 3BS

Tel: 0191 527 9091

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.8%
1,355 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
234 meetings attended
Debate contributions
631
in the 7 year window
Written questions
2,065
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Grahame Morris is the Labour MP for Easington, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Easington4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Easington6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 2010Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional ConventionOpposition28 June 20167 October 2016
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition18 September 201528 June 2016

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.8%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,355

190th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Grahame Morris voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 50.0%50.0%2020: 76.8%76.8%2021: 83.5%83.5%2022: 73.3%73.3%2023: 77.3%77.3%2024: 76.0%76.0%2025: 77.6%77.6%2026: 94.1%94.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236222 94.1%
2025322250 77.6%
2024200152 76.0%
2023256198 77.3%
2022251184 73.3%
2021242202 83.5%
2020190146 76.8%
201921 50.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068816 76.4%
59th631539 85.4%

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
631
Written questions
2,065
Oral questions
78
Early day motions
131
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
3
Committee meetings attended
234

24th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Grahame Morris: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002019: 4420192020: 44444420202021: 34534520212022: 24524520222023: 33333320232024: 27927920242025: 24124120252026: 1741742026
Oral questions per year
Grahame Morris: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 272720202021: 111120212022: 202020222023: 6620232024: 8820242025: 3320252026: 332026
Early day motions per year
Grahame Morris: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 262620202021: 303020212022: 161620222023: 151520232024: 171720242025: 131320252026: 14142026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 21 13 174 3 14 0 0
2025 56 34 241 3 13 0 0
2024 131 50 279 8 17 0 0
2023 107 42 333 6 15 0 3
2022 143 73 245 20 16 1 0
2021 80 53 345 11 30 0 0
2020 93 57 444 27 26 0 0
2019 0 0 4 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

10 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
631
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
322
distinct debates

187th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Grahame Morris: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 939320202021: 808020212022: 14314320222023: 10710720232024: 13113120242025: 565620252026: 21212026
Debates participated in per year
Grahame Morris: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 575720202021: 535320212022: 737320222023: 424220232024: 505020242025: 343420252026: 13132026

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 Easington
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
  3. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention
  4. 2017

    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
  5. 2018

    • – Joined Transport Committee
  6. 2020

    • – Joined Transport Committee
    • – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
  7. 2024

    • – Became MP for Easington

Constituency: Easington

Easington constituency boundary
Area
148.8 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 6,542
Electorate
69,395 · turnout 49.5%
Postcode areas
DH6, SR7, SR8, TS27, TS28, TS29

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.