Portrait of Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: elaine.stewart.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

No 6 Lorne Arcade, Ayr, KA7 1QL

Tel: 01292 502058

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
62.0%
391 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
59 meetings attended
Debate contributions
73
in the 7 year window
Written questions
8
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Elaine Stewart is the Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
62.0%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
391

530th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Elaine Stewart voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 82.2%82.2%2025: 61.8%61.8%2026: 55.9%55.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236132 55.9%
2025322199 61.8%
20247360 82.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631391 62.0%

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
73
Written questions
8
Oral questions
18
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
59

joint 617th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Elaine Stewart: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 0020242025: 5520252026: 332026
Oral questions per year
Elaine Stewart: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 4420242025: 101020252026: 442026
Early day motions per year
Elaine Stewart: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 22 16 3 4 0 0 0
2025 35 26 5 10 1 0 0
2024 16 12 0 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

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

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
73
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
54
distinct debates

joint 611th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Elaine Stewart: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 161620242025: 353520252026: 22222026
Debates participated in per year
Elaine Stewart: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 262620252026: 16162026

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 Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee

Constituency: Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency boundary
Area
1,628.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 4,154
Electorate
70,340 · turnout 58.2%
Postcode areas
DG8, KA18, KA19, KA26, KA5, KA6, KA7, KA8

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.