Portrait of Kate Osborne

Kate Osborne

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0191 466 1509

Email: kate.osborne.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Clervaux Exchange, Clervaux Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5UP

Tel: 0191 466 1509

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
64.2%
1,090 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
96.6%
113 meetings attended
Debate contributions
313
in the 7 year window
Written questions
291
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Kate Osborne is the Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Jarrow and Gateshead East4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Jarrow12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour12 December 2019Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
64.2%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,090

504th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Kate Osborne voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 70.0%70.0%2021: 85.5%85.5%2022: 53.8%53.8%2023: 61.3%61.3%2024: 64.5%64.5%2025: 59.6%59.6%2026: 57.2%57.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236135 57.2%
2025322192 59.6%
2024200129 64.5%
2023256157 61.3%
2022251135 53.8%
2021242207 85.5%
2020190133 70.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068707 66.2%
59th631383 60.7%

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

Debate contributions
313
Written questions
291
Oral questions
80
Early day motions
38
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
113

joint 278th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Kate Osborne: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 585820202021: 636320212022: 515120222023: 232320232024: 323220242025: 242420252026: 40402026
Oral questions per year
Kate Osborne: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 191920202021: 252520212022: 181820222023: 111120232024: 7720242025: 0020252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
Kate Osborne: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 5520212022: 5520222023: 6620232024: 8820242025: 6620252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 10 7 40 0 4 0 0
2025 7 3 24 0 6 0 0
2024 27 18 32 7 8 0 0
2023 51 23 23 11 6 0 0
2022 55 34 51 18 5 1 0
2021 96 64 63 25 5 0 0
2020 67 50 58 19 4 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

509th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

8 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
313
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
199
distinct debates

joint 337th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Kate Osborne: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 676720202021: 969620212022: 555520222023: 515120232024: 272720242025: 7720252026: 10102026
Debates participated in per year
Kate Osborne: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 505020202021: 646420212022: 343420222023: 232320232024: 181820242025: 3320252026: 772026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Jarrow
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
  3. 2021

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
    • – Joined Education Committee
  4. 2023

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
  5. 2024

    • – Became MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)

Constituency: Jarrow and Gateshead East

Jarrow and Gateshead East constituency boundary
Area
42.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 8,964
Electorate
70,272 · turnout 52.3%
Postcode areas
NE10, NE31, NE32, NE34, NE35, NE36, NE37, NE8, NE9

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.