Josh MacAlister
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Whitehaven and Workington · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) · Department for Education
Constituency office
First Floor, 35-40 James Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7HZ
Tel: 01946 458023
Email: hello@joshmacalister.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehaven and Workington | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Voting participation
joint 149th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 167 | 70.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 278 | 86.3% |
| 2024 | 73 | 71 | 97.3% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 516 | 81.8% |
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
joint 540th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 101 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 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
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
382nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2024
- – Became MP for Whitehaven and Workington
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
2025
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington
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.