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John Whitby

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Derbyshire Dales · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: john.whitby.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.4%
545 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
67 meetings attended
Debate contributions
98
in the 7 year window
Written questions
108
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

John Whitby is the Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Derbyshire Dales4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
545

61st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

John Whitby voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 85.7%85.7%2026: 83.9%83.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236198 83.9%
2025322276 85.7%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631545 86.4%

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
98
Written questions
108
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
67

joint 439th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
John Whitby: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 3320242025: 747420252026: 31312026
Oral questions per year
John Whitby: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 0020242025: 6620252026: 15152026
Early day motions per year
John Whitby: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 45 35 31 15 1 0 0
2025 49 34 74 6 0 0 0
2024 4 4 3 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environmental Audit Committee Member 28 October 2024 67 of 67 100.0%

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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
98
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
73
distinct debates

589th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
John Whitby: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 4420242025: 494920252026: 45452026
Debates participated in per year
John Whitby: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 4420242025: 343420252026: 35352026

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 Derbyshire Dales
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee

Constituency: Derbyshire Dales

Derbyshire Dales constituency boundary
Area
908.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 350
Electorate
73,324 · turnout 69.9%
Postcode areas
DE13, DE4, DE45, DE56, DE6, DE65, S11, S32, S33, S42, SK17, ST14

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.