Mr James Frith
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bury North · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) · Department of Health and Social Care
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
18 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LQ
Tel: 0161 560 5667
Email: james.frith.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury North | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Bury North | 8 June 2017 | 6 November 2019 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury North | |||
| Bury North |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Government | 3 March 2026 | 11 June 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 3 March 2026 | 11 June 2026 |
Voting participation
287th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 148 | 62.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 268 | 83.2% |
| 2024 | 73 | 61 | 83.6% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 477 | 75.6% |
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
joint 441st of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 80 | 39 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 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
- Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 516th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · 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.
2017
- – Became MP for Bury North
- – Joined Labour
2024
- – Became MP for Bury North
- – Joined Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
2026
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Constituency: Bury North
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.