PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP for Barking Constituency

Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP is standing down at the next General Election

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge MP photograph
Labour

The Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge is the Labour MP for Barking, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1994.

Elected Jun 1994
Elected 8 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 6666
[email protected]
Constituency
Barking Learning Centre
2 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7NB
020 8594 1333; 07707 045254; 07595 970515
[email protected]
Constituency office
Barking Learning Centre
2 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7NB
020 8594 1333
[email protected]

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
77,953
Turnout
44,499 (57%)
Majority
15,427
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
77,022
Turnout
47,679 (62%)
Majority
21,608
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
73,977
Turnout
43,041 (58%)
Majority
15,272
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
73,868
Turnout
45,343 (61%)
Majority
16,555

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
17 Apr 2024 to Now
Committee
Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill
1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023
Committee
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022
Committee
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2 Nov 2021 to Now
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
2 Nov 2021 to Now
Committee
European Statutory Instruments Committee
15 Nov 2016 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion
19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015
Committee
Liaison Committee (Commons)
12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015
Committee
Public Accounts Commission
10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
12 May 2010 to 10 Jun 2010
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Culture and Tourism)
6 May 2010 to Now
Representative
Barking
22 Sep 2009 to 6 May 2010
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture and Tourism)
29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism)
5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007
Government Post
Minister of State (Industry and the Regions)
10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006
Government Post
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Work)
13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005
Government Post
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children)
11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003
Government Post
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)
28 Jul 1998 to 10 Jun 2001
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (Employment and Equal Opportunities)
14 Jul 1997 to 16 Nov 1998
Committee
Liaison Committee (Commons)
1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010
Representative
Barking
21 Mar 1997 to 9 Nov 1998
Committee
Education & Employment
15 Nov 1995 to 9 Nov 1998
Committee
Education & Employment
9 Jun 1994 to Now
House
Commons
9 Jun 1994 to Now
Affiliation
Labour
9 Jun 1994 to 1 May 1997
Representative
Barking
9 Jun 1994 to Now
Representative
Barking
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
19 Feb 2024
Antisemitism in the UK
1
19 Feb 2024
Death of Alexei Navalny
1
25 Jan 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day
2
25 Jan 2024
Holocaust Memorial Day
1
7 Dec 2023
Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
3
27 Nov 2023
Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian Pause
1
27 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement Resolutions
2
14 Nov 2023
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
1
25 Oct 2023
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
5
25 Oct 2023
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
5

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
9 Jun 1994
to Now
Dame Margaret Hodge
Labour
Current Member
The Rt Hon Dame Margaret Hodge is the Labour MP for Barking, and has been an MP continually since 9 June 1994.

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