Scotland · 71,574Boundary · 2023

Paisley & Renfrewshire South

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024.

Baxter's most notable recent action was breaking with her party on assisted dying -- she voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025, and split from the Labour majority across multiple procedural votes on the legislation, consistently favouring tighter restrictions over the bill's final form. Outside Westminster, she made international headlines after being sanctioned by Russia following her work launching a report into Ukraine's stolen children -- a campaign she has continued to pursue. She also secured the release of a Scottish sailor jailed in Bahrain after raising the case in Parliament and publicly criticising the Foreign Office's handling of constituent communications.

A relatively engaged backbencher, Baxter has participated in 86% of divisions -- broadly in line with the Commons average for a first-term MP -- and votes with Labour 97% of the time outside the assisted dying controversy. Her 39 contributions across 33 debates skew heavily towards economy and jobs, defence, and cost-of-living issues. She sits on the Work and Pensions Committee, which aligns with her pre-election trade union background. Stance data shows her fully aligned with the government's fiscal and taxation positions, and notably resistant to arguments framed around reducing regulatory burdens or business flexibility.

400
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Baxter’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.438 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Baxter has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
89
Economy
73
Crime & Policing
43
Employment
40
Education
35
Constitution and Democracy
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.6 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Johnstone North Kilbarchan Howwood LochwinnochAndy Doig1,416Independ
Johnstone North Kilbarchan Howwood LochwinnochChris Gilmour968Labour P
Johnstone North Kilbarchan Howwood LochwinnochEmma Rodden1,215Scottish
Johnstone North Kilbarchan Howwood LochwinnochGillian Graham689Labour P
Johnstone South ElderslieAndy Steel634Scottish
Johnstone South ElderslieIain McMillan1,270Labour P
Johnstone South ElderslieJacqueline Cameron1,613Scottish
Johnstone South ElderslieJohn Hood1,310Labour P
Paisley East CentralCarolann Davidson1,040Labour P
Paisley East CentralJohn McNaughtan1,241Scottish
Paisley East CentralWill Mylet486Scottish
Paisley North WestBen Smith679Labour P
Median income
£27,900
HMRC SPI 2024
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