Portrait of Mary Kelly Foy

Mary Kelly Foy

Labour Sitting MP

MP for City of Durham · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 3000

Email: mary.foy.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Office of Mary Foy MP for City of Durham

Tel: 0191 374 1915

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
66.7%
1,133 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
156 meetings attended
Debate contributions
462
in the 7 year window
Written questions
661
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Mary Kelly Foy is the Labour MP for City of Durham, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
City of Durham4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
City of Durham12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour12 December 2019Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
66.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,133

467th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mary Kelly Foy voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 71.1%71.1%2021: 81.0%81.0%2022: 56.2%56.2%2023: 66.0%66.0%2024: 31.0%31.0%2025: 69.9%69.9%2026: 86.0%86.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236203 86.0%
2025322225 69.9%
202420062 31.0%
2023256169 66.0%
2022251141 56.2%
2021242196 81.0%
2020190135 71.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068672 62.9%
59th631461 73.1%

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
462
Written questions
661
Oral questions
62
Early day motions
62
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
2
Committee meetings attended
156

139th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mary Kelly Foy: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 686820202021: 737320212022: 12912920222023: 11111120232024: 12112120242025: 999920252026: 60602026
Oral questions per year
Mary Kelly Foy: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 6620202021: 9920212022: 121220222023: 161620232024: 5520242025: 4420252026: 10102026
Early day motions per year
Mary Kelly Foy: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 0020202021: 7720212022: 6620222023: 6620232024: 252520242025: 101020252026: 882026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 59 34 60 10 8 0 0
2025 63 36 99 4 10 0 0
2024 59 36 121 5 25 0 0
2023 82 57 111 16 6 0 2
2022 54 41 129 12 6 0 0
2021 73 52 73 9 7 0 0
2020 72 54 68 6 0 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Procedure Committee Member 4 November 2024 51 of 51 100.0%
Social Housing Bill [Lords] Member 22 October 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
462
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
310
distinct debates

253rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mary Kelly Foy: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 727220202021: 737320212022: 545420222023: 828220232024: 595920242025: 636320252026: 59592026
Debates participated in per year
Mary Kelly Foy: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 545420202021: 525220212022: 414120222023: 575720232024: 363620242025: 363620252026: 34342026

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 City of Durham
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
  3. 2024

    • – Became MP for City of Durham
    • – Joined Procedure Committee
  4. 2026

    • – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]

Constituency: City of Durham

City of Durham constituency boundary
Area
215.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 11,757
Electorate
70,583 · turnout 57.6%
Postcode areas
DH1, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7, DH97, DH98, DH99, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL16

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.