Portrait of Mr Jonathan Brash

Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Hartlepool · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: jonathan.brash.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

206 York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9EB

Tel: 01429 801 424

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
73.2%
462 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
7 meetings attended
Debate contributions
306
in the 7 year window
Written questions
41
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Mr Jonathan Brash is the Labour MP for Hartlepool, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hartlepool4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
73.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
462

joint 330th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mr Jonathan Brash voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 76.1%76.1%2026: 64.4%64.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236152 64.4%
2025322245 76.1%
20247365 89.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631462 73.2%

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
306
Written questions
41
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
7

joint 540th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mr Jonathan Brash: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 9920242025: 131320252026: 19192026
Oral questions per year
Mr Jonathan Brash: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 121220252026: 992026
Early day motions per year
Mr Jonathan Brash: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 123 86 19 9 1 0 0
2025 145 101 13 12 0 0 0
2024 38 31 9 3 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Member 22 June 2026 7 of 7 100.0%
Immigration and Asylum Bill Member 9 September 2026 – no published attendance

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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
306
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
218
distinct debates

joint 347th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mr Jonathan Brash: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 383820242025: 14514520252026: 1231232026
Debates participated in per year
Mr Jonathan Brash: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 313120242025: 10110120252026: 86862026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Hartlepool
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
    • – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill

Constituency: Hartlepool

Hartlepool constituency boundary
Area
94.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 7,698
Electorate
71,437 · turnout 49.7%
Postcode areas
TS22, TS23, TS24, TS25, TS26, TS27

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.