diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/person_detail.html b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/person_detail.html
index 58d009ecf..bcf8bf749 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/person_detail.html
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/templates/core/person_detail.html
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ <h3 class="mp-block__title">Former positions:</h3>
       </div>
       <div class="webf-container" style="padding-top: 3em;">
         <h2 class="mp-subheading">Public messages sent to this politician</h2>
-        <div id="messages">
+        <div id="messages" class="w-100">
           <p>Fetching the latest messages to {{ object.name }} …</p>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/pombola/south_africa/views/person.py b/pombola/south_africa/views/person.py
index 467ebdb0c..dfc70320e 100644
--- a/pombola/south_africa/views/person.py
+++ b/pombola/south_africa/views/person.py
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ def get_attendance_stats(self, attendance_by_year):
                     }
                 )
 
+        # 2024 is split for 6th and 7th parliament. This puts 7th parliament before 6th in the list.
+        if return_data[0]['year'] == '2024 (6th Parliament)':
+            return_data.insert(1, return_data.pop(0))
+
         return return_data
 
     def get_attendance_data_for_display(self):
diff --git a/pombola/writeinpublic/templates/writeinpublic/messages.html b/pombola/writeinpublic/templates/writeinpublic/messages.html
index c5d2b8551..265a31547 100644
--- a/pombola/writeinpublic/templates/writeinpublic/messages.html
+++ b/pombola/writeinpublic/templates/writeinpublic/messages.html
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ <h3>
       </div>
     </div>
     {% empty %}
+    <div class="col-12">
     <div class="mp-item">
       <p class="item-text">No messages!</p>
     </div>
+    </div>
     {% endfor %}
     </div>
   <div class="mp-col is--footer">