Maria Eagle
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Liverpool Garston · in Parliament since 1 May 1997
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 0551
Email: maria.eagle.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Voting participation
69.0%
1,173 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
80 meetings attended
Debate contributions
683
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,194
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current
Biography
The Rt Hon Maria Eagle is the Labour MP for Liverpool Garston, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Garston | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Garston and Halewood | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
| Liverpool, Garston | 1 May 1997 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 May 1997 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) | Government | 8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Opposition | 5 January 2016 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | Opposition | 14 September 2015 | 5 January 2016 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Opposition | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) | Opposition | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Opposition | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Shadow Solicitor General | Opposition | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| Minister of State (Government Equalities Office) (also in the Ministry of Justice) | Government | 9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (also in Government Equalities Office) | Government | 9 June 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Government Equalities office) (also in the Ministry of Justice) | Government | 5 October 2008 | 9 June 2009 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 2 July 2007 | 9 June 2009 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Government | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Children and Families) | Government | 10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | Government | 11 June 2001 | 10 May 2005 |
Voting participation
Participation rate
69.0%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,173
joint 418th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 175 | 74.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 189 | 58.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 120 | 60.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 162 | 63.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 182 | 72.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 198 | 81.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 145 | 76.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 770 | 72.1% |
| 59th | 631 | 403 | 63.9% |
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
683
Written questions
1,194
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
6
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
80
65th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 216 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41 | 13 | 622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 123 | 28 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 102 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 142 | 36 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 53 | 39 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 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
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 2022–2024
- Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Justice Committee 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
8 bill committees served on
- Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill 2021
- British Sign Language Bill 2022
- Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] 2021
- National Security Bill 2022
- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2025
- Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) 2021
- Victims and Prisoners Bill 2023
Hansard activity
Contributions
683
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
192
distinct debates
176th 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.
1997
- – Became MP for Liverpool, Garston
- – Joined Labour
2001
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2005
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Children and Families)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
2006
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Children and Families)
2007
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2008
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Government Equalities office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
2009
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Government Equalities Office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (also in Government Equalities Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Government Equalities office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2010
- – Became MP for Garston and Halewood
- – Left role: Minister of State (Government Equalities Office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (also in Government Equalities Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Equalities Office)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Solicitor General
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Equalities Office)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice)
- – Left role: Shadow Solicitor General
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2020
- – Joined Justice Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
2022
- – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Became MP for Liverpool Garston
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2025
- – Left role: Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Constituency: Liverpool Garston
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.