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Dr Scott Arthur

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Edinburgh South West · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: scott.arthur.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

139 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1BP

Tel: 0131 322 3225

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.0%
524 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
133 meetings attended
Debate contributions
477
in the 7 year window
Written questions
616
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Dr Scott Arthur is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Edinburgh South West4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
524

joint 128th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Dr Scott Arthur voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 100.0%100.0%2025: 78.9%78.9%2026: 83.5%83.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236197 83.5%
2025322254 78.9%
20247373 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631524 83.0%

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
477
Written questions
616
Oral questions
7
Early day motions
76
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
133

150th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Dr Scott Arthur: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 151520242025: 33333320252026: 2682682026
Oral questions per year
Dr Scott Arthur: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 1120242025: 4420252026: 222026
Early day motions per year
Dr Scott Arthur: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 6620242025: 262620252026: 44442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 206 97 268 2 44 0 0
2025 215 135 333 4 26 0 0
2024 56 34 15 1 6 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Member 18 June 2025 – no published attendance
Transport Committee Member 28 October 2024 133 of 133 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
477
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
266
distinct debates

joint 242nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Dr Scott Arthur: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502024: 565620242025: 21521520252026: 2062062026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Scott Arthur: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 343420242025: 13513520252026: 97972026

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. 2024

    • – Became MP for Edinburgh South West
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Transport Committee

  2. 2025

    • – Joined Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill

Constituency: Edinburgh South West

Edinburgh South West constituency boundary
Area
90.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 6,217
Electorate
73,784 · turnout 61.9%
Postcode areas
EH1, EH10, EH11, EH12, EH13, EH14, EH2, EH27, EH3, EH91

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.