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Alan Brown

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Kilmarnock and Loudoun · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.8%
703 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
141 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,155
in the 7 year window
Written questions
993
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Alan Brown is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Kilmarnock and Loudoun7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)Opposition1 March 20234 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Industrial Strategy)Opposition12 December 20221 March 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)Opposition7 January 202012 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy)Opposition1 July 20187 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure and Energy)Opposition20 June 20171 July 2018
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)Opposition20 June 20177 January 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
703

480th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Alan Brown voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 67.9%67.9%2021: 64.9%64.9%2022: 62.6%62.6%2023: 65.6%65.6%2024: 70.9%70.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412790 70.9%
2023256168 65.6%
2022251157 62.6%
2021242157 64.9%
2020190129 67.9%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068703 65.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
1,155
Written questions
993
Oral questions
76
Early day motions
20
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
141

85th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Alan Brown: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002019: 0020192020: 26726720202021: 36836820212022: 17517520222023: 11711720232024: 6666202420252026
Oral questions per year
Alan Brown: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 131320202021: 222220212022: 171720222023: 161620232024: 88202420252026
Early day motions per year
Alan Brown: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 5520212022: 2220222023: 8820232024: 44202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 68 33 66 8 4 1 0
2023 267 94 117 16 8 0 0
2022 288 106 175 17 2 0 0
2021 270 102 368 22 5 1 0
2020 259 110 267 13 1 0 0
2019 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Scottish National Party average 100.0%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,155
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
447
distinct debates

joint 74th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Alan Brown: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002019: 3320192020: 25925920202021: 27027020212022: 28828820222023: 26726720232024: 6868202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Alan Brown: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002019: 2220192020: 11011020202021: 10210220212022: 10610620222023: 949420232024: 3333202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2015

    • – Became MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure and Energy)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure and Energy)

  4. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)
    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee

  5. 2022

    • – Joined Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Industrial Strategy)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)

  6. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Industrial Strategy)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee

  7. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.