MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East
“A Labour backbencher with a higher-than-average attendance for the party, who generally supports NHS funding while occasionally rebelling on education funding and immigration-related measures.”
Kate Osborne is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, first elected in December 2019. She has served on several parliamentary committees, including the Education Committee and the Backbench Business Committee, and has held a seat on the Finance Committee in recent years.
She typically aligns with her party, showing high party loyalty and a record of attendance above average. Her voting is mixed on welfare and taxation measures, generally opposes stricter immigration controls and asylum policies, and has voted against Rwanda deportations, while supporting NHS funding. She has several noted rebel votes on specific Conservative government measures.
Declares five financial interests, including gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; donations and other support for activities as an MP; miscellaneous interests; and shareholdings.
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: 33%
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.
13 positions
Finance Committee (Commons)
Nov 2024 - Dec 2025
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Backbench Business Committee
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill
Mar 2022 - Mar 2022
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOThe 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.
