MP for Wyre Forest
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
“A reliably loyal Conservative MP with a centre-right stance who generally backs immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation policy, while actively serving in shadow frontbench and parliamentary committees.”
Mark Garnier is a Conservative MP for Wyre Forest, first elected in 2010. He currently serves as Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions) and as Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, while also sitting on the Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill committee. His parliamentary career includes extensive committee work and frontbench opposition roles across energy, security and finance areas.
Garnier shows very high party loyalty (99%) and above-average attendance (81%). He generally votes for immigration controls (110-aye, 44-no) and the Rwanda deportation scheme (28-aye, 14-no), while his record on NHS funding, VAT changes, and transgender rights is mixed. He also has 14 rebel votes, indicating occasional deviations from the party line. He tends to oppose bus services regulation and sits on a centre-right voting profile (58/100).
Has 29 declared financial interests across several categories, including employment and earnings, ad hoc payments, ongoing paid employment, visits outside the UK, land and property, gifts/hospitality, shareholdings, and family members employed.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
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
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
21 positions
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
Since Nov 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill
Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
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.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals 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.