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Chris Stephens

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Glasgow South West · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
69.4%
741 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
109 meetings attended
Debate contributions
807
in the 7 year window
Written questions
693
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Chris Stephens is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow South West, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Glasgow South West7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Glasgow South West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)Opposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)Opposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)Opposition12 December 20224 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Fair Work and Employment)Opposition1 July 201812 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade Unions and Workers' Rights)Opposition20 June 20171 July 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
69.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
741

414th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Chris Stephens voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 68.4%68.4%2021: 66.5%66.5%2022: 67.7%67.7%2023: 69.9%69.9%2024: 78.0%78.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412799 78.0%
2023256179 69.9%
2022251170 67.7%
2021242161 66.5%
2020190130 68.4%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068741 69.4%

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
807
Written questions
693
Oral questions
82
Early day motions
127
Bills sponsored
51
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
109

joint 131st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Chris Stephens: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year06312518825020192020: 17317320202021: 11411420212022: 12012020222023: 23123120232024: 5555202420252026
Oral questions per year
Chris Stephens: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 6620202021: 5520212022: 232320222023: 303020232024: 1818202420252026
Early day motions per year
Chris Stephens: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 282820202021: 242420212022: 363620222023: 343420232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 117 64 55 18 5 0 0
2023 297 118 231 30 34 18 0
2022 209 91 120 23 36 15 0
2021 65 42 114 5 24 14 0
2020 119 71 173 6 28 4 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

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
807
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
386
distinct debates

142nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Chris Stephens: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 11911920202021: 656520212022: 20920920222023: 29729720232024: 117117202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Chris Stephens: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year05010015020020192020: 717120202021: 424220212022: 919120222023: 11811820232024: 6464202420252026

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 Glasgow South West
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade Unions and Workers' Rights)
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Fair Work and Employment)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade Unions and Workers' Rights)

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Fair Work and Employment)

  6. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)
    • – Joined Justice Committee

  7. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
    • – 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.