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Joanna Cherry

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Edinburgh South West · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
63.9%
682 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
156 meetings attended
Debate contributions
766
in the 7 year window
Written questions
52
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Joanna Cherry is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh South West, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Edinburgh South West7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Edinburgh South West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)Opposition20 June 20171 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)Opposition20 June 20171 February 2021
Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs)Opposition13 May 201520 June 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
63.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
682

507th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Joanna Cherry 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: 63.2%63.2%2022: 57.8%57.8%2023: 64.1%64.1%2024: 67.7%67.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412786 67.7%
2023256164 64.1%
2022251145 57.8%
2021242153 63.2%
2020190132 69.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068682 63.9%

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
766
Written questions
52
Oral questions
51
Early day motions
9
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
156

joint 523rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Joanna Cherry: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 141420202021: 141420212022: 191920222023: 3320232024: 22202420252026
Oral questions per year
Joanna Cherry: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 8820202021: 8820212022: 141420222023: 151520232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Joanna Cherry: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 87 38 2 6 0 1 0
2023 190 80 3 15 1 0 0
2022 146 81 19 14 2 0 0
2021 99 63 14 8 2 0 0
2020 242 88 14 8 4 0 0
2019 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Scottish National Party average 100.0%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
766
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
351
distinct debates

153rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Joanna Cherry: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502019: 2220192020: 24224220202021: 999920212022: 14614620222023: 19019020232024: 8787202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Joanna Cherry: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 888820202021: 636320212022: 818120222023: 808020232024: 3838202420252026

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 Edinburgh South West
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs)

  2. 2016

    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union

  3. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Justice and Home Affairs)
    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
    • – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
    • – Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)

  5. 2021

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)

  6. 2022

    • – Became Chair of Human Rights (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

  7. 2024

    • – Became Chair of Human Rights (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • – 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.