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Yvonne Fovargue

Labour Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Makerfield · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.8%
703 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
17 meetings attended
Debate contributions
116
in the 7 year window
Written questions
77
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Yvonne Fovargue is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Makerfield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Makerfield6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 201030 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)Opposition9 January 201814 March 2019
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)Opposition3 July 20179 January 2018
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)Opposition18 September 201527 June 2016
Shadow Minister (Defence)Opposition8 May 201518 September 2015
Shadow Minister (Education)Opposition20 October 201430 March 2015
Shadow Minister (Defence)Opposition7 October 201320 October 2014
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition11 January 20137 October 2013
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition7 October 201111 January 2013

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
703

480th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Yvonne Fovargue voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 50.0%50.0%2020: 61.1%61.1%2021: 87.6%87.6%2022: 55.8%55.8%2023: 73.1%73.1%2024: 37.0%37.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412747 37.0%
2023256187 73.1%
2022251140 55.8%
2021242212 87.6%
2020190116 61.1%
201921 50.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068703 65.8%

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
116
Written questions
77
Oral questions
10
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
17

joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Yvonne Fovargue: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 181820202021: 222220212022: 282820222023: 6620232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Yvonne Fovargue: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 4420202021: 4420212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Yvonne Fovargue: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 3 3 3 0 1 0 0
2023 23 17 6 0 0 0 0
2022 26 13 28 2 0 0 1
2021 38 19 22 4 0 0 0
2020 26 17 18 4 1 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
116
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
69
distinct debates

joint 562nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Yvonne Fovargue: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 262620202021: 383820212022: 262620222023: 232320232024: 33202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Yvonne Fovargue: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0510152020192020: 171720202021: 191920212022: 131320222023: 171720232024: 33202420252026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for Makerfield
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2011

    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  3. 2013

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)

  4. 2014

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)

  5. 2015

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Defence)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Defence)

  6. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

  7. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)

  8. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)

  9. 2019

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

  10. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

  11. 2021

    • – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • – Joined Committee on Standards

  12. 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.