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Ian Mearns

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Gateshead · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
74.9%
800 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
141 meetings attended
Debate contributions
222
in the 7 year window
Written questions
291
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Ian Mearns is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Gateshead, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Gateshead6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 201030 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
74.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
800

303rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Ian Mearns voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 50.0%50.0%2020: 76.3%76.3%2021: 84.7%84.7%2022: 79.3%79.3%2023: 76.2%76.2%2024: 43.3%43.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412755 43.3%
2023256195 76.2%
2022251199 79.3%
2021242205 84.7%
2020190145 76.3%
201921 50.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068800 74.9%

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
222
Written questions
291
Oral questions
10
Early day motions
32
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
141

joint 278th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Ian Mearns: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 10010020202021: 12512520212022: 363620222023: 242420232024: 66202420252026
Oral questions per year
Ian Mearns: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 0020222023: 3320232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Ian Mearns: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 121220212022: 4420222023: 6620232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 15 13 6 1 0 0 0
2023 55 48 24 3 6 0 0
2022 55 49 36 0 4 0 0
2021 41 41 125 2 12 0 0
2020 56 50 100 4 10 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
222
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
201
distinct debates

joint 433rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Ian Mearns: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 565620202021: 414120212022: 555520222023: 555520232024: 1515202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Ian Mearns: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 505020202021: 414120212022: 494920222023: 484820232024: 1313202420252026

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 Gateshead
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Education Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  2. 2012

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  3. 2013

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  4. 2014

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  5. 2015

    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Education Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  6. 2016

    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  7. 2017

    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Education Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  8. 2020

    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Education Committee
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  9. 2023

    • – Became Chair of Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

  10. 2024

    • – 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.