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Mick Whitley

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Birkenhead · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.4%
720 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
151 meetings attended
Debate contributions
270
in the 7 year window
Written questions
320
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mick Whitley is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Birkenhead, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Birkenhead12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour12 December 201930 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
720

450th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mick Whitley voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 72.6%72.6%2021: 86.8%86.8%2022: 64.9%64.9%2023: 64.5%64.5%2024: 33.1%33.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412742 33.1%
2023256165 64.5%
2022251163 64.9%
2021242210 86.8%
2020190138 72.6%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068720 67.4%

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
270
Written questions
320
Oral questions
32
Early day motions
14
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
151

264th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mick Whitley: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 868620202021: 11711720212022: 747420222023: 343420232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mick Whitley: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 4420202021: 7720212022: 5520222023: 131320232024: 33202420252026
Early day motions per year
Mick Whitley: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 1120202021: 7720212022: 2220222023: 2220232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 12 7 9 3 2 0 0
2023 73 51 34 13 2 1 0
2022 77 50 74 5 2 0 0
2021 79 67 117 7 7 0 0
2020 29 24 86 4 1 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

11 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
270
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
199
distinct debates

joint 383rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mick Whitley: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 292920202021: 797920212022: 777720222023: 737320232024: 1212202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mick Whitley: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 242420202021: 676720212022: 505020222023: 515120232024: 77202420252026

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 Birkenhead
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2020

    • – Joined International Trade Committee

  3. 2023

    • – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
    • – Joined Transport Committee

  4. 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.