Dr Lisa Cameron

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
69.4%
741 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
7 meetings attended
Debate contributions
273
in the 7 year window
Written questions
549
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Dr Lisa Cameron is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative13 October 202330 May 2024
Scottish National Party7 May 201513 October 2023

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)Opposition20 June 201712 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Climate Justice)Opposition20 May 201520 June 2017

Voting participation

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

414th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Dr Lisa Cameron voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 69.5%69.5%2021: 66.9%66.9%2022: 59.8%59.8%2023: 79.7%79.7%2024: 71.7%71.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412791 71.7%
2023256204 79.7%
2022251150 59.8%
2021242162 66.9%
2020190132 69.5%
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
273
Written questions
549
Oral questions
32
Early day motions
145
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
7

167th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Dr Lisa Cameron: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 30130120202021: 15615620212022: 474720222023: 333320232024: 1212202420252026
Oral questions per year
Dr Lisa Cameron: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 9920202021: 6620212022: 2220222023: 101020232024: 55202420252026
Early day motions per year
Dr Lisa Cameron: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 434320202021: 414120212022: 414120222023: 181820232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 41 21 12 5 2 0 0
2023 34 24 33 10 18 0 1
2022 56 35 47 2 41 0 0
2021 65 43 156 6 41 0 0
2020 77 57 301 9 43 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

10 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
273
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
180
distinct debates

381st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Dr Lisa Cameron: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 777720202021: 656520212022: 565620222023: 343420232024: 4141202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Lisa Cameron: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 575720202021: 434320212022: 353520222023: 242420232024: 2121202420252026

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 East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Climate Justice)
  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Climate Justice)
  3. 2020

    • – Joined Ecclesiastical Committee
  4. 2022

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)
  5. 2023

    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
  6. 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.