Alyn Smith

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Stirling · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
61.9%
661 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
319
in the 7 year window
Written questions
294
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Alyn Smith is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Stirling, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Stirling12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Stirling and Strathallan

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (EU Accession)Opposition12 December 202230 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe)Opposition12 December 202230 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)Opposition7 January 202012 December 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
61.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
661

533rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Alyn Smith voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 65.8%65.8%2021: 63.2%63.2%2022: 63.0%63.0%2023: 55.1%55.1%2024: 64.6%64.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412782 64.6%
2023256141 55.1%
2022251158 63.0%
2021242153 63.2%
2020190125 65.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068661 61.9%

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
319
Written questions
294
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
16
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 276th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Alyn Smith: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 606020202021: 515120212022: 535320222023: 424220232024: 8787202420252026
Oral questions per year
Alyn Smith: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 2220202021: 2220212022: 3320222023: 5520232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Alyn Smith: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 7720212022: 3320222023: 5520232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 20 13 87 6 1 0 0
2023 49 30 42 5 5 0 0
2022 87 63 53 3 3 0 0
2021 73 59 51 2 7 1 0
2020 89 59 60 2 0 1 0
2019 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
319
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
225
distinct debates

joint 334th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Alyn Smith: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 898920202021: 737320212022: 878720222023: 494920232024: 2020202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Alyn Smith: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 595920202021: 595920212022: 636320222023: 303020232024: 1313202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Stirling
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
  2. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  3. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (EU Accession)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  4. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (EU Accession)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe)
    • – 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.