Stephen Morgan
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Portsmouth South · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Portsmouth South | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Government | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Government | 7 September 2025 | 12 June 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Opposition | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 6 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Opposition | 16 January 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government (Communities) | Opposition | 17 July 2019 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
202nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 183 | 77.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 265 | 82.3% |
| 2024 | 200 | 140 | 70.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 198 | 77.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 217 | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 141 | 74.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 843 | 78.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 504 | 79.9% |
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
19th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 297 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 77 | 26 | 390 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 64 | 44 | 695 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 28 | 448 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 62 | 37 | 343 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 88 | 34 | 505 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 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 average 99.5%
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
156th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2017
- – Became MP for Portsmouth South
- – Joined Labour
2019
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister for Local Government (Communities)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister for Local Government (Communities)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
- – Became MP for Portsmouth South
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2025
- – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2026
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Left role: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Constituency: Portsmouth South
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.