Josh MacAlister

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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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).

484

Votes Cast

£223,568

Expenses 2024-25

13,286

Majority

53.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£223,568

Staffing£151,730
Office£29,904
Travel£24,601
Accommodation£17,333

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,840 voters

Labour
22,173 votes53.0%
Reform UK
8,887 votes21.2%
Conservative
8,455 votes20.2%
Green Party
1,207 votes2.9%
Liberal Democrat
1,118 votes2.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

41

Written Questions

12

Oral Questions

87

Debates Spoken In

231

Speeches

484

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(6)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Lord (David) Sainsbury

£20,000

£20,000
Name of donor
Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£20,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 15 July 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Lord (David) Sainsbury

£20,000

£20,000
Name of donor
Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£20,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 21 March 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson

£10,000

11 July 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000
Date received
11 July 2025
Date accepted
11 July 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 15 July 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Ben Kingsley

Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate

1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025

£1,900
Name of donor
Ben Kingsley
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate, value £1,900
Date received
1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025
Date accepted
1 January 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 10 March 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
5 July 2024

Registered 23 July 2024

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