Johanna Baxter

British politician
Johanna Baxter
MP
Official portrait, 2024.
Member of Parliament
for Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byMhairi Black
Majority6,527 (15.8%)
Personal details
BornMarch 1979 (age 45)
Saltcoats, Scotland
Political partyLabour

Johanna Baxter is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 2024.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Saltcoats, Baxter became a union representative at 18. Baxter funded her way through university by working at a call centre.[2]

Career

Baxter served as head of local government for Unison Scotland.[2] She was Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party in 2022-2023 and continues to be a member.[3] She contested the seat of Renfrewshire North and West in the 2021 Hollyrood election and the seat of Cunninghame North in the 2016 Hollyrood election.

House of Commons

In the 2024 General Election, Baxter was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South with 19,583 votes (47.4%) and a majority of 6,527 over the second place SNP candidate.[4]

On 24 July 2024, Baxter made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on education and opportunity.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Paisley and Renfrewshire South | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ a b "Johanna Baxter". Scottish Labour. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  3. ^ "Members of the NEC". Labour Party. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "Paisley and Renfrewshire South results - General election results 2024". BBC News. July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ^ Johanna Baxter (24 July 2024). "Education and Opportunity". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 758–761.
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