Ian Lavery
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Blyth and Ashington · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 3000
Email: ian.lavery.mp@parliament.uk
Constituency office
7 Esther Court, Wansbeck Business park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8AP
Tel: 01670 852494
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth and Ashington | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Wansbeck | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-National Campaign Coordinator | Opposition | 14 June 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
| Party Chair, Labour Party | Other | 14 June 2017 | 5 April 2020 |
| Campaigns and Elections Chair | Opposition | 11 February 2017 | 14 June 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Opposition | 7 October 2016 | 5 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society) | Opposition | 18 September 2015 | 7 October 2016 |
Voting participation
joint 253rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 209 | 88.6% |
| 2025 | 322 | 264 | 82.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 135 | 67.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 182 | 71.1% |
| 2022 | 251 | 173 | 68.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 213 | 88.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 135 | 71.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 783 | 73.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 528 | 83.7% |
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 169th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 48 | 87 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 113 | 60 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 93 | 57 | 76 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 86 | 47 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 67 | 36 | 83 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 49 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 11 | 153 | 10 | 4 | 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
- Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
240th 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.
2010
- – Became MP for Wansbeck
- – Joined Labour
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society)
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Campaigns and Elections Chair
- – Appointed (opposition): Co-National Campaign Coordinator
- – Appointed: Party Chair, Labour Party
- – Left role: Campaigns and Elections Chair
2020
- – Left role: Co-National Campaign Coordinator
- – Left role: Party Chair, Labour Party
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2022
- – Joined Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Blyth and Ashington
Constituency: Blyth and Ashington
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.