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Pam Cox

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Colchester · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

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House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: pam.cox.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.9%
548 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
19 meetings attended
Debate contributions
123
in the 7 year window
Written questions
14
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Pam Cox is the Labour MP for Colchester, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Colchester4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
548

joint 53rd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Pam Cox voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 89.4%89.4%2026: 81.8%81.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236193 81.8%
2025322288 89.4%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631548 86.9%

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
123
Written questions
14
Oral questions
6
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
19

joint 598th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Pam Cox: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 9920252026: 332026
Oral questions per year
Pam Cox: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 4420252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 44 28 3 2 0 0 0
2025 62 44 9 4 0 0 0
2024 17 9 2 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Member 9 February 2026 15 of 15 100.0%

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

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
123
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
81
distinct debates

551st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Pam Cox: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 171720242025: 626220252026: 44442026
Debates participated in per year
Pam Cox: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 9920242025: 444420252026: 28282026

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 Colchester
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill

Constituency: Colchester

Colchester constituency boundary
Area
42.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,250
Electorate
78,662 · turnout 57.1%
Postcode areas
CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO6, CO7

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.