Portrait of Johanna Baxter

Johanna Baxter

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 8493

Email: johanna.baxter.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
87.8%
554 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
259
in the 7 year window
Written questions
52
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Johanna Baxter is the Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Paisley and Renfrewshire South4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
87.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
554

joint 41st of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Johanna Baxter voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 95.9%95.9%2025: 83.9%83.9%2026: 90.7%90.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236214 90.7%
2025322270 83.9%
20247370 95.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631554 87.8%

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
259
Written questions
52
Oral questions
23
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

523rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Johanna Baxter: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 3320242025: 434320252026: 662026
Oral questions per year
Johanna Baxter: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 121220252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 79 64 6 7 0 0 0
2025 144 114 43 12 0 0 0
2024 36 28 3 4 0 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

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
259
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
206
distinct debates

394th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Johanna Baxter: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 363620242025: 14414420252026: 79792026
Debates participated in per year
Johanna Baxter: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 282820242025: 11411420252026: 64642026

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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

Constituency: Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency boundary
Area
149.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,527
Electorate
71,574 · turnout 57.7%
Postcode areas
G78, PA1, PA10, PA11, PA12, PA2, PA3, PA5, PA6, PA9

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.