Portrait of Kirsty McNeill

Kirsty McNeill

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Midlothian · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: kirsty.mcneill.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
64.7%
408 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
244
in the 7 year window
Written questions
0
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Kirsty McNeill is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Midlothian, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Midlothian4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North Southwark and Bermondsey

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)Government9 July 202421 July 2026

Voting participation

Participation rate
64.7%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
408

joint 494th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Kirsty McNeill voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 97.3%97.3%2025: 67.7%67.7%2026: 50.4%50.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236119 50.4%
2025322218 67.7%
20247371 97.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631408 64.7%

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
244
Written questions
0
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 629th of 650 current MPs (22 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 97 20 0 0 0 0 0
2025 125 31 0 0 0 0 0
2024 22 9 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
244
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
60
distinct debates

joint 409th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Kirsty McNeill: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 222220242025: 12512520252026: 97972026
Debates participated in per year
Kirsty McNeill: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 9920242025: 313120252026: 20202026

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 Midlothian
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
  2. 2026

    • – Appointed: Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)

Constituency: Midlothian

Midlothian constituency boundary
Area
354.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,167
Electorate
73,554 · turnout 60.0%
Postcode areas
EH10, EH16, EH17, EH18, EH19, EH20, EH21, EH22, EH23, EH24, EH25, EH26, EH37, EH46

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.