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Kirsten Oswald

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented East Renfrewshire · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
66.6%
711 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
600
in the 7 year window
Written questions
667
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Kirsten Oswald is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for East Renfrewshire, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Renfrewshire7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women)Opposition2 February 202130 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)Opposition1 February 202130 May 2024
SNP Deputy Westminster LeaderOpposition7 July 20206 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)Opposition7 January 20201 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)Opposition7 January 20201 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work, Pensions and Inclusion)Opposition7 January 20201 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Armed Forces and Veterans)Opposition20 May 20153 May 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
66.6%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
711

469th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Kirsten Oswald voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 69.0%69.0%2021: 65.3%65.3%2022: 69.3%69.3%2023: 62.5%62.5%2024: 67.7%67.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412786 67.7%
2023256160 62.5%
2022251174 69.3%
2021242158 65.3%
2020190131 69.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068711 66.6%

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
600
Written questions
667
Oral questions
72
Early day motions
170
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

139th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Kirsten Oswald: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 16216220202021: 18818820212022: 15815820222023: 12112120232024: 3838202420252026
Oral questions per year
Kirsten Oswald: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 101020202021: 191920212022: 202020222023: 171720232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Kirsten Oswald: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502019: 1120192020: 363620202021: 353520212022: 282820222023: 444420232024: 2626202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 101 52 38 6 26 0 0
2023 141 79 121 17 44 0 0
2022 140 89 158 20 28 0 0
2021 122 78 188 19 35 1 0
2020 96 66 162 10 36 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
600
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
364
distinct debates

199th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Kirsten Oswald: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 969620202021: 12212220212022: 14014020222023: 14114120232024: 101101202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Kirsten Oswald: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 666620202021: 787820212022: 898920222023: 797920232024: 5252202420252026

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 East Renfrewshire
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Armed Forces and Veterans)

  2. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Armed Forces and Veterans)

  3. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work, Pensions and Inclusion)
    • – Appointed (opposition): SNP Deputy Westminster Leader

  4. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work, Pensions and Inclusion)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women)

  5. 2022

    • – Left role: SNP Deputy Westminster Leader

  6. 2023

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee

  7. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women)
    • – 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.