Portrait of Sir Mark Hendrick

Sir Mark Hendrick

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Preston · in Parliament since 23 November 2000

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 4791

Email: mark.hendrick.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency Office

Tel: 01772 883575

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
53.7%
912 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
127 meetings attended
Debate contributions
249
in the 7 year window
Written questions
757
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Mark Hendrick is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Preston, and has been an MP continually since 23 November 2000.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Preston4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Preston6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Preston23 November 20006 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour23 November 2000Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)Opposition8 October 201018 March 2013

Voting participation

Participation rate
53.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
912

joint 595th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Sir Mark Hendrick 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: 84.3%84.3%2022: 52.2%52.2%2023: 42.6%42.6%2024: 54.0%54.0%2025: 49.7%49.7%2026: 26.7%26.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623663 26.7%
2025322160 49.7%
2024200108 54.0%
2023256109 42.6%
2022251131 52.2%
2021242204 84.3%
2020190135 71.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068628 58.8%
59th631284 45.0%

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
249
Written questions
757
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
127

joint 116th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Sir Mark Hendrick: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 17717720202021: 18818820212022: 15015020222023: 424220232024: 949420242025: 676720252026: 39392026
Oral questions per year
Sir Mark Hendrick: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 5520202021: 3320212022: 4420222023: 2220232024: 4420242025: 0020252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Sir Mark Hendrick: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 10 3 39 1 0 0 0
2025 0 0 67 0 0 0 0
2024 91 31 94 4 0 0 0
2023 49 19 42 2 0 0 0
2022 55 25 150 4 1 1 0
2021 24 12 188 3 1 0 0
2020 20 11 177 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
249
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
101
distinct debates

joint 405th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Sir Mark Hendrick: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 202020202021: 242420212022: 555520222023: 494920232024: 919120242025: 0020252026: 10102026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Mark Hendrick: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 111120202021: 121220212022: 252520222023: 191920232024: 313120242025: 0020252026: 332026

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. 2000

    • – Became MP for Preston
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2010

    • – Became MP for Preston
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  3. 2013

    • – Left role: Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  4. 2018

    • – Joined International Trade Committee
  5. 2020

    • – Joined International Trade Committee
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls
  6. 2022

    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
  7. 2023

    • – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
  8. 2024

    • – Became MP for Preston
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

Constituency: Preston

Preston constituency boundary
Area
40.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 5,291
Electorate
77,400 · turnout 51.7%
Postcode areas
PR0, PR1, PR11, PR2, PR3, PR4, PR5

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.