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Josh Newbury

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Cannock Chase · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: josh.newbury.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

11 Market Street, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 1AY

Tel: 01543 384681

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.6%
534 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
291
in the 7 year window
Written questions
200
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Josh Newbury is the Labour MP for Cannock Chase, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Cannock Chase4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
534

joint 93rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Josh Newbury voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 94.5%94.5%2025: 86.7%86.7%2026: 78.8%78.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236186 78.8%
2025322279 86.7%
20247369 94.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631534 84.6%

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
291
Written questions
200
Oral questions
36
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

341st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Josh Newbury: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 646420242025: 636320252026: 73732026
Oral questions per year
Josh Newbury: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 5520242025: 181820252026: 13132026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 131 85 73 13 0 0 0
2025 146 103 63 18 0 0 0
2024 14 12 64 5 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 51 of 51 100.0%

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
291
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
200
distinct debates

363rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Josh Newbury: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 141420242025: 14614620252026: 1311312026
Debates participated in per year
Josh Newbury: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 121220242025: 10310320252026: 85852026

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 Cannock Chase
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Constituency: Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase constituency boundary
Area
79.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 3,125
Electorate
76,974 · turnout 55.8%
Postcode areas
WS11, WS12, WS15, WS3, WS8

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.