MP for Easington
“A highly present Labour (Co-op) backbencher for Easington who generally votes with the party but has several notable rebellions on high-profile bills.”
Grahame Morris is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Easington, first elected in 2010. He serves as a backbench MP and has sat on a range of parliamentary committees, including the High Speed Rail (Crewe-Manchester) Bill Select Committee, reflecting his involvement in transport and other policy areas.
He shows strong party loyalty overall (99% relative to a 99% party average) and high attendance (72% vs 34% party average). He has 24 rebel votes, indicating occasional departures from the party line. His stance places him around the centre-left (41/100); his record includes backing NHS funding and Universal Credit, opposing tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, with a mix of votes on VAT, transgender rights, trade union powers and prison sentencing.
Declares four financial interests: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (two entries); donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (one entry); miscellaneous (one entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Apr 2024 - May 2024
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Feb 2024 - May 2024
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYEChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
