Jon Trickett

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Normanton and Hemsworth · in Parliament since 1 February 1996

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 5074

Email: trickettj@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Groundfloor Office, Moorthorpe Railway Station, Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, WF9 3AT

Tel: 01977 655695

Email: jtrickett@jontrickett.org.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.7%
1,117 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
253
in the 7 year window
Written questions
990
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Jon Trickett is the Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth, and has been an MP continually since 1 February 1996.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Normanton and Hemsworth4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Hemsworth6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Hemsworth1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Hemsworth1 February 19961 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour1 February 1996Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)Opposition11 February 20175 April 2020
Campaigns and Elections ChairOpposition27 July 201611 February 2017
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyOpposition14 July 20166 October 2016
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsOpposition5 July 201614 July 2016
Shadow Lord President of the CouncilOpposition27 June 20165 April 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional ConventionOpposition14 September 201528 June 2016
Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party ChairOpposition8 October 201314 September 2015
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet OfficeOpposition7 October 20117 October 2013
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)Opposition8 October 20107 October 2011

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,117

481st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Jon Trickett voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 72.1%72.1%2021: 66.5%66.5%2022: 40.2%40.2%2023: 68.4%68.4%2024: 65.0%65.0%2025: 68.6%68.6%2026: 81.4%81.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236192 81.4%
2025322221 68.6%
2024200130 65.0%
2023256175 68.4%
2022251101 40.2%
2021242161 66.5%
2020190137 72.1%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068651 61.0%
59th631466 73.9%

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
253
Written questions
990
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
98
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

85th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Jon Trickett: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 28728720202021: 20220220212022: 29529520222023: 535320232024: 232320242025: 858520252026: 45452026
Oral questions per year
Jon Trickett: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 3320222023: 5520232024: 1120242025: 2220252026: 222026
Early day motions per year
Jon Trickett: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 171720202021: 181820212022: 222220222023: 131320232024: 161620242025: 5520252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 32 21 45 2 7 0 0
2025 38 28 85 2 5 0 0
2024 26 12 23 1 16 0 0
2023 81 51 53 5 13 0 0
2022 39 23 295 3 22 0 0
2021 24 18 202 2 18 0 0
2020 13 10 287 4 17 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
253
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
163
distinct debates

joint 400th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Jon Trickett: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 131320202021: 242420212022: 393920222023: 818120232024: 262620242025: 383820252026: 32322026
Debates participated in per year
Jon Trickett: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 101020202021: 181820212022: 232320222023: 515120232024: 121220242025: 282820252026: 21212026

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. 1996

    • – Became MP for Hemsworth
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Hemsworth
  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Hemsworth
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
  4. 2011

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
  5. 2013

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair
  6. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair
  7. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Lord President of the Council
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
    • – Appointed (opposition): Campaigns and Elections Chair
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  8. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Campaigns and Elections Chair
  9. 2020

    • – Left role: Shadow Lord President of the Council
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
  10. 2024

    • – Became MP for Normanton and Hemsworth

Constituency: Normanton and Hemsworth

Normanton and Hemsworth constituency boundary
Area
155.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 6,662
Electorate
75,645 · turnout 48.1%
Postcode areas
DN6, S71, S72, WF1, WF2, WF4, WF6, WF7, WF8, WF9

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.