PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP for Garston and Halewood Constituency

Current MP Details

Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP photograph
Labour

The Rt Hon Maria Eagle is the Labour MP for Garston and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Defence).

Elected May 2010
Elected 4 times

MP Contact Details

Parliamentary
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
020 7219 0551
[email protected]
Constituency
Unit House
Speke Boulevard
Liverpool
L24 9HZ
0151 448 1167

Constituency Election Results

Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
76,116
Turnout
53,326 (70%)
Majority
31,624
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
75,248
Turnout
53,522 (71%)
Majority
32,149
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
73,719
Turnout
48,983 (66%)
Majority
27,146
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
Lab Hold
Electorate
71,312
Turnout
42,825 (60%)
Majority
16,877

Constituency Map


MP History

Date
Event
Details
5 Sep 2023 to Now
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Defence)
14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023
Committee
Victims and Prisoners Bill
29 Jun 2022 to 18 Oct 2022
Committee
National Security Bill
9 Feb 2022 to 15 Jan 2024
Committee
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
9 Feb 2022 to 23 Feb 2022
Committee
British Sign Language Bill
8 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021
Committee
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
1 Dec 2021 to 9 Dec 2021
Committee
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]
27 Oct 2021 to 3 Nov 2021
Committee
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales)
12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021
Committee
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
10 Nov 2020 to Now
Committee
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
6 Jul 2020 to Now
Committee
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2 Mar 2020 to Now
Committee
Justice Committee
5 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
14 Sep 2015 to 5 Jan 2016
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013
Opposition Post
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Justice)
12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010
Opposition Post
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office)
12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010
Opposition Post
Shadow Solicitor General
6 May 2010 to Now
Representative
Garston and Halewood
9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010
Government Post
Minister of State (Government Equalities Office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010
Government Post
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) (also in Government Equalities Office)
5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009
Government Post
Parliamentary Secretary (Government Equalities office) (also in the Ministry of Justice)
2 Jul 2007 to 9 Jun 2009
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Children and Families)
11 Jun 2001 to 10 May 2005
Government Post
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
25 Jul 1997 to 29 Nov 1999
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
1 May 1997 to Now
House
Commons
1 May 1997 to Now
Affiliation
Labour
1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010
Representative
Liverpool, Garston
9 Apr 1992
Election Contested
Crosby
Notes

Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.

MP Contributions

Date
Debate
Contributions
25 Mar 2024
Defence Jobs
1
25 Mar 2024
Armed Forces Personnel
1
15 Mar 2024
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
15
6 Mar 2024
Draft Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024
3
28 Feb 2024
Defence Acquisition Reform
1
19 Feb 2024
Rotary Wing Enterprise
1
8 Jan 2024
AUKUS
1
12 Dec 2023
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
1
6 Dec 2023
Hillsborough: Bishop James Jones Report
1
4 Dec 2023
Victims and Prisoners Bill
3

Constituency Member History

Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
1 May 1997
to Now
Maria Eagle
Labour
Current Member
The Rt Hon Maria Eagle is the Labour MP for Garston and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Defence).

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