Josh MacAlister

Josh MacAlister

Constituency: Whitehaven and Workington

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Josh MacAlister is the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education).

Voting attendance record for Josh MacAlister

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Foreign Affairs & Defence

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Taxation Pensions Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1

Employment & Workers Rights Pensions

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Employment & Workers Rights Justice & Law

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

Taxation Transport

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition day motion: student loans

Education & Skills Welfare & Benefits

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Education & Skills Taxation

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Employment & Workers Rights 65
Parliamentary Procedure 63
Justice & Law 51
Taxation 38
Education & Skills 29
Trade & Industry 27
Local Government 26
Housing & Planning 19
Welfare & Benefits 19
Other / Procedural 16
Foreign Affairs & Defence 15
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 15
Policing & Crime 15
Economy & Finance 14
Devolution 12
Transport 12
Pensions 11
Energy & Utilities 7
Mental Health 7
Environment & Climate 7
Immigration & Asylum 6
Sport 6
Drug & Alcohol Policy 5
Digital & AI 5
NHS & Health 5
Science & Technology 4
Small Business 3
Media & Culture 2
Electoral Reform 1
Food & Agriculture 1
Equalities & Discrimination 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Josh MacAlister voted

Sentencing Guidelines Third Reading

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

30 Apr 2025

✓ Aye

158 MPs voted

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Second Reading

Housing & Planning Trade & Industry

24 Mar 2025

✓ Aye

218 MPs voted

Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1

Trade & Industry Drug & Alcohol Policy

26 Mar 2025

✗ No

221 MPs voted

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill: Amendment 3

Justice & Law

30 Apr 2025

✗ No

225 MPs voted

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

Education & Skills Employment & Workers Rights

31 Mar 2025

✓ Aye

226 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Josh MacAlister did not vote

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

04 Feb 2026 508 MPs voted

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025

21 Jan 2026 473 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Jury trials

07 Jan 2026 470 MPs voted

Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

11 Feb 2026 469 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

11 Mar 2026 466 MPs voted