Portrait of Graham Leadbitter

Graham Leadbitter

Scottish National Party Sitting MP

MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)

Opposition Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)

Opposition Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: graham.leadbitter.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

9 Wards Road, Elgin, IV30 1NL

Tel: 020 7219 4306

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
27.4%
173 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
230
in the 7 year window
Written questions
315
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Graham Leadbitter is the Scottish National Party MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
27.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
173

638th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Graham Leadbitter voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 49.3%49.3%2025: 23.6%23.6%2026: 25.9%25.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623661 25.9%
202532276 23.6%
20247336 49.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631173 27.4%

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
230
Written questions
315
Oral questions
19
Early day motions
72
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

264th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Graham Leadbitter: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 191920242025: 13813820252026: 1581582026
Oral questions per year
Graham Leadbitter: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 9920252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Graham Leadbitter: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 7720242025: 505020252026: 15152026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 92 49 158 8 15 2 0
2025 112 67 138 9 50 0 0
2024 26 21 19 2 7 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
230
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
137
distinct debates

joint 425th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Graham Leadbitter: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 262620242025: 11211220252026: 92922026
Debates participated in per year
Graham Leadbitter: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 212120242025: 676720252026: 49492026

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 Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)
  2. 2025

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)

Constituency: Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey

Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey constituency boundary
Area
4,719.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
SNP Hold · majority 1,001
Electorate
77,243 · turnout 60.3%
Postcode areas
AB54, AB55, IV32, PH22, PH23, PH24, PH25, PH26

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.