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Douglas Chapman

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Dunfermline and West Fife · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
58.1%
620 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
71 meetings attended
Debate contributions
95
in the 7 year window
Written questions
145
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Douglas Chapman is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dunfermline and West Fife7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline and West Fife
Dunfermline and West Fife

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation)Opposition7 January 202012 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement & Nuclear Disarmament)Opposition1 July 20187 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement)Opposition20 June 20171 July 2018

Voting participation

Participation rate
58.1%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
620

571st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Douglas Chapman voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 66.3%66.3%2021: 52.5%52.5%2022: 54.6%54.6%2023: 59.8%59.8%2024: 59.1%59.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412775 59.1%
2023256153 59.8%
2022251137 54.6%
2021242127 52.5%
2020190126 66.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068620 58.1%

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
95
Written questions
145
Oral questions
23
Early day motions
51
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
71

joint 391st of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Douglas Chapman: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002019: 4420192020: 494920202021: 252520212022: 535320222023: 121220232024: 22202420252026
Oral questions per year
Douglas Chapman: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 101020202021: 5520212022: 1120222023: 5520232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Douglas Chapman: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 181820212022: 171720222023: 6620232024: 55202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 5 3 2 2 5 0 0
2023 34 17 12 5 6 0 0
2022 10 7 53 1 17 0 0
2021 19 13 25 5 18 2 0
2020 27 21 49 10 5 0 0
2019 0 0 4 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

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
95
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
61
distinct debates

593rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Douglas Chapman: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 272720202021: 191920212022: 101020222023: 343420232024: 55202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Douglas Chapman: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 212120202021: 131320212022: 7720222023: 171720232024: 33202420252026

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 Dunfermline and West Fife
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement)

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement & Nuclear Disarmament)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement)
    • – Joined Public Accounts Commission

  4. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Procurement & Nuclear Disarmament)

  5. 2022

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation)

  6. 2023

    • – Joined Treasury Committee
    • – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
    • – Joined Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment
    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 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.