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Kenny MacAskill

Alba Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented East Lothian · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
41.7%
445 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
47 meetings attended
Debate contributions
282
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,629
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Kenny MacAskill is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Alba Party MP for East Lothian, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Lothian12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Alba Party29 March 202130 May 2024
Scottish National Party12 December 201928 March 2021

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Alloa and Grangemouth
Linlithgow
Linlithgow
Livingston
Livingston

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice Team Member)Opposition7 January 202029 March 2021

Voting participation

Participation rate
41.7%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
445

631st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4%

Participation by year

Kenny MacAskill voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 66.8%66.8%2021: 46.7%46.7%2022: 34.3%34.3%2023: 32.4%32.4%2024: 26.8%26.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412734 26.8%
202325683 32.4%
202225186 34.3%
2021242113 46.7%
2020190127 66.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068445 41.7%

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
282
Written questions
1,629
Oral questions
58
Early day motions
154
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
47

42nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489

Written questions per year
Kenny MacAskill: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year012525037550020192020: 15615620202021: 29129120212022: 42942920222023: 48748720232024: 266266202420252026
Oral questions per year
Kenny MacAskill: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 161620202021: 121220212022: 6620222023: 171720232024: 77202420252026
Early day motions per year
Kenny MacAskill: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 414120202021: 494920212022: 323220222023: 202020232024: 1212202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 38 29 266 7 12 1 0
2023 60 37 487 17 20 0 0
2022 45 28 429 6 32 1 0
2021 55 35 291 12 49 0 0
2020 84 49 156 16 41 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

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

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
282
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
178
distinct debates

370th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552

Contributions per year
Kenny MacAskill: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 848420202021: 555520212022: 454520222023: 606020232024: 3838202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Kenny MacAskill: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 494920202021: 353520212022: 282820222023: 373720232024: 2929202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for East Lothian
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice Team Member)
    • – Joined Justice Committee

  3. 2021

    • – Joined Alba Party
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice Team Member)

  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.