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Ian Blackford

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Ross, Skye and Lochaber · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
61.9%
661 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
672
in the 7 year window
Written questions
60
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Ian Blackford is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Ross, Skye and Lochaber7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Paisley South
Ayr

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
SNP Westminster LeaderOpposition20 June 20176 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)Opposition20 May 201520 June 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
61.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
661

533rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Ian Blackford 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: 62.0%62.0%2022: 57.8%57.8%2023: 56.6%56.6%2024: 68.5%68.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412787 68.5%
2023256145 56.6%
2022251145 57.8%
2021242150 62.0%
2020190132 69.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068661 61.9%

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
672
Written questions
60
Oral questions
5
Early day motions
19
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 508th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Ian Blackford: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 111120202021: 212120212022: 131320222023: 131320232024: 22202420252026
Oral questions per year
Ian Blackford: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 3320232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Ian Blackford: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 7720202021: 7720212022: 3320222023: 1120232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 39 16 2 2 1 0 0
2023 73 17 13 3 1 0 0
2022 195 56 13 0 3 0 0
2021 165 57 21 0 7 0 0
2020 191 67 11 0 7 0 0
2019 9 3 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
672
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
216
distinct debates

178th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Ian Blackford: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 9920192020: 19119120202021: 16516520212022: 19519520222023: 737320232024: 3939202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Ian Blackford: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 3320192020: 676720202021: 575720212022: 565620222023: 171720232024: 1616202420252026

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 Ross, Skye and Lochaber
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): SNP Westminster Leader
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)

  3. 2022

    • – Left role: SNP Westminster Leader

  4. 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.