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Mike Reader
Labour MP for Northampton South
Mike Reader is the Labour MP for Northampton South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
4,071
Recent swing
+7.6% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Mace Consult Limited (£1,248)
The British Racing Drivers' Club Limited (£1,195)
Mace Consult Limited (£725)
Key Parliamentary Votes
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 Ayes, 105 Noes
Mike voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 Ayes, 275 Noes
Mike voted against the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 Ayes, 9 Noes
Mike voted with the majority
Where Mike fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Mike Reader
Member of Parliament
Northampton South
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill