Portrait of Sir Mark Tami

Sir Mark Tami

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Alyn and Deeside · in Parliament since 7 June 2001

Government Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 8174

Email: tamim@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Deeside Enterprise Centre, Rowleys Drive, Shotton, Deeside, Flintshire , CH5 1PP

Tel: 01244 819854

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.1%
1,429 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
99 meetings attended
Debate contributions
195
in the 7 year window
Written questions
114
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Mark Tami is the Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside, and has been an MP continually since 7 June 2001. He currently holds the Government post of Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Alyn and Deeside4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Alyn and Deeside6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Alyn and Deeside7 June 20016 May 2010Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour7 June 2001Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)Opposition5 September 202330 May 2024
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)Opposition10 April 20205 September 2023
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition12 February 202010 April 2020
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)Opposition7 October 201112 February 2020
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition8 October 201018 September 2015
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)Government2 July 20076 May 2010

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,429

joint 101st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sir Mark Tami voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 73.7%73.7%2021: 88.4%88.4%2022: 82.9%82.9%2023: 76.2%76.2%2024: 76.5%76.5%2025: 92.2%92.2%2026: 93.2%93.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236220 93.2%
2025322297 92.2%
2024200153 76.5%
2023256195 76.2%
2022251208 82.9%
2021242214 88.4%
2020190140 73.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068845 79.1%
59th631584 92.6%

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
195
Written questions
114
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
5
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
99

430th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sir Mark Tami: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 313120202021: 393920212022: 181820222023: 262620232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Mark Tami: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Mark Tami: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 2220202021: 1120212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 16 8 0 0 0 0 0
2023 34 18 26 1 0 0 0
2022 36 15 18 0 2 0 0
2021 65 28 39 1 1 0 0
2020 44 29 31 1 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Committee of Selection Member 30 July 2024 – no published attendance
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Member 23 February 2023 26 of 26 100.0%
Speaker's Conference (2024) Member 18 December 2024 11 of 11 100.0%

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

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
195
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
98
distinct debates

joint 466th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sir Mark Tami: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 444420202021: 656520212022: 363620222023: 343420232024: 1616202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Mark Tami: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 292920202021: 282820212022: 151520222023: 181820232024: 88202420252026

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. 2001

    • – Became MP for Alyn and Deeside
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2007

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
  3. 2010

    • – Became MP for Alyn and Deeside
    • – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
  4. 2011

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
  5. 2012

    • – Joined Administration Committee
  6. 2015

    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
  7. 2017

    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
  8. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Left role: Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
  9. 2022

    • – Joined Welsh Grand Committee
  10. 2023

    • – Joined Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
    • – Left role: Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
  11. 2024

    • – Left role: Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
    • – Became MP for Alyn and Deeside
    • – Appointed: Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)

Constituency: Alyn and Deeside

Alyn and Deeside constituency boundary
Area
183.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 8,794
Electorate
75,790 · turnout 57.3%
Postcode areas
CH1, CH4, CH5, CH6, CH7, CH8, LL11, LL12

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.