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Sir George Howarth

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Knowsley · in Parliament since 13 November 1986

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
67.5%
721 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
214
in the 7 year window
Written questions
363
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir George Howarth died on 3rd July 2026. He was most recently the Labour MP for Knowsley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Knowsley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Knowsley North and Sefton East1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Knowsley North13 November 19861 May 1997Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour13 November 198630 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)Government29 July 19997 June 2001
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)Government6 May 199729 July 1999
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)Opposition1 June 19941 June 1997
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Opposition1 June 19891 June 1994

Voting participation

Participation rate
67.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
721

448th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sir George Howarth voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 64.7%64.7%2021: 81.4%81.4%2022: 56.2%56.2%2023: 69.1%69.1%2024: 65.4%65.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412783 65.4%
2023256177 69.1%
2022251141 56.2%
2021242197 81.4%
2020190123 64.7%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068721 67.5%

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
214
Written questions
363
Oral questions
6
Early day motions
22
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 228th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sir George Howarth: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 484820202021: 898920212022: 818120222023: 11311320232024: 3232202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir George Howarth: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir George Howarth: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 6620202021: 3320212022: 4420222023: 7720232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 30 16 32 0 2 0 0
2023 59 35 113 1 7 0 0
2022 64 35 81 0 4 1 0
2021 21 13 89 0 3 0 0
2020 39 21 48 5 6 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
214
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
121
distinct debates

444th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sir George Howarth: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 393920202021: 212120212022: 646420222023: 595920232024: 3030202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir George Howarth: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 212120202021: 131320212022: 353520222023: 353520232024: 1616202420252026

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. 1986

    • – Became MP for Knowsley North
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 1989

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  3. 1994

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

  4. 1997

    • – Became MP for Knowsley North and Sefton East
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

  5. 1999

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

  6. 2001

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

  7. 2009

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  8. 2010

    • – Became MP for Knowsley

  9. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  10. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  11. 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.