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Mr Barry Sheerman

Labour (Co-op) Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Huddersfield · in Parliament since 3 May 1979

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
54.4%
581 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
27 meetings attended
Debate contributions
670
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,407
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mr Barry Sheerman is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour (Co-op) MP for Huddersfield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Huddersfield6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Huddersfield1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Huddersfield9 June 19831 May 1997Elected 3 times
Huddersfield East3 May 19799 June 1983Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour3 May 197930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Taunton

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Spokesperson (Disabled Peoples' Rights)Opposition1 June 19921 June 1994
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)Opposition1 June 19881 June 1992
Shadow Spokesperson (Education and Employment)Opposition1 June 19831 June 1988

Voting participation

Participation rate
54.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
581

591st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Mr Barry Sheerman voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 71.1%71.1%2021: 75.2%75.2%2022: 36.7%36.7%2023: 39.5%39.5%2024: 55.9%55.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412771 55.9%
2023256101 39.5%
202225192 36.7%
2021242182 75.2%
2020190135 71.1%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068581 54.4%

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
670
Written questions
1,407
Oral questions
67
Early day motions
58
Bills sponsored
8
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
27

51st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Mr Barry Sheerman: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002019: 0020192020: 40140120202021: 31431420212022: 47947920222023: 17317320232024: 4040202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mr Barry Sheerman: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 111120202021: 121220212022: 151520222023: 131320232024: 1616202420252026
Early day motions per year
Mr Barry Sheerman: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 161620202021: 141420212022: 171720222023: 111120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 116 71 40 16 0 1 0
2023 161 109 173 13 11 3 0
2022 201 165 479 15 17 4 0
2021 92 72 314 12 14 0 0
2020 99 80 401 11 16 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 0 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 (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
670
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
498
distinct debates

178th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Mr Barry Sheerman: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502019: 1120192020: 999920202021: 929220212022: 20120120222023: 16116120232024: 116116202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Barry Sheerman: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002019: 1120192020: 808020202021: 727220212022: 16516520222023: 10910920232024: 7171202420252026

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. 1979

    • – Became MP for Huddersfield East
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 1983

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Education and Employment)
    • – Became MP for Huddersfield

  3. 1988

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Education and Employment)

  4. 1992

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Disabled Peoples' Rights)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

  5. 1994

    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Disabled Peoples' Rights)

  6. 1997

    • – Became MP for Huddersfield

  7. 2010

    • – Became MP for Huddersfield

  8. 2020

    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union

  9. 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.