Paisley and Renfrewshire South

Johanna Baxter · Labour Party

Scotland

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Lab regained this seat from SNP — last held it in 2010.

Current Member of Parliament

Johanna Baxter

Johanna Baxter

Labour Party

Johanna Baxter is the Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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MP in the News

Coverage of Paisley and Renfrewshire South has been predominantly positive for Johanna across 27 recent articles.

Positive coverage

Renfrewshire MP sanctioned after launching report into Ukraine's stolen children - Daily RecordDaily Record

Scottish sailor jailed in Bahrain freed after royal pardon - BBCBBC

Critical coverage

Mhairi Black quits SNP in protest at party's 'capitulation on trans rights' - Daily RecordDaily Record

Mhairi Black to step down as SNP MP at next election - BBCBBC

Represented by Lab since 2024.

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2024 General Election

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