Portrait of Jo White

Jo White

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Bassetlaw · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) · Home Office

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: jo.white.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

The Crossing Church & Centre, Newcastle Street, Worksop, S80 2AT

Tel: 01909 212171

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
82.3%
519 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
2 meetings attended
Debate contributions
182
in the 7 year window
Written questions
58
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Jo White is the Labour MP for Bassetlaw, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Bassetlaw4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
82.3%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
519

138th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Jo White voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 93.2%93.2%2025: 78.0%78.0%2026: 84.8%84.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236200 84.8%
2025322251 78.0%
20247368 93.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631519 82.3%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
182
Written questions
58
Oral questions
10
Early day motions
12
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
2

joint 511th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Jo White: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 141420242025: 272720252026: 17172026
Oral questions per year
Jo White: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 4420252026: 332026
Early day motions per year
Jo White: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 1120242025: 6620252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 54 29 17 3 5 0 0
2025 103 56 27 4 6 0 0
2024 25 21 14 3 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
182
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
106
distinct debates

481st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Jo White: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 252520242025: 10310320252026: 54542026
Debates participated in per year
Jo White: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 212120242025: 565620252026: 29292026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Bassetlaw
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee
  3. 2026

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Constituency: Bassetlaw

Bassetlaw constituency boundary
Area
397.8 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 5,768
Electorate
78,161 · turnout 57.4%
Postcode areas
DN10, DN11, DN21, DN22, DN9, NG20, S80, S81

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.