Josh MacAlister
Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington
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).
Seat status
Very safe
Majority size
13,286
Recent swing
+8.9% Labour
Party
Top donors:
Lord (David) Sainsbury (£20,000)
Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson (£10,000)
Ben Kingsley (£1,900)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Josh voted with the majority
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Josh voted with the majority
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Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Josh voted with the majority
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Where Josh fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships