Josh MacAlister, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Whitehaven and Workington, was elected in July 2024 and is relatively new to parliament. He has cast 321 votes out of 515 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 62.33%, ranking 165th overall among all MPs and 132nd among Labour MPs, while his debate contributions are notably lower with 264 contributions across 97 debates, ranking 374th overall. His primary areas of focus in debates have been child welfare and safeguarding, education and skills, and parliamentary procedure, while his voting activity has concentrated on parliamentary procedure, employment and workers rights, and justice and law matters. There is a marked divergence between his voting and debate activity, with his voting participation significantly stronger than his debate engagement.

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