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Margaret Ferrier

Independent Former MP · left 1 August 2023

Represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.1%
587 of 862 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
88 meetings attended
Debate contributions
767
in the 7 year window
Written questions
330
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Margaret Ferrier is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, and left the Commons on 1 August 2023.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Rutherglen and Hamilton West7 May 20151 August 2023Elected 2 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Independent1 October 20201 August 2023
Scottish National Party7 May 20151 October 2020

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Manufacturing)Opposition7 January 20201 October 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland Office)Opposition20 May 20153 May 2017

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.1%
Eligible divisions
862
Divisions voted
587

joint 439th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%

Participation by year

Margaret Ferrier 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: 76.5%76.5%2022: 64.9%64.9%2023: 62.2%62.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2023177110 62.2%
2022251163 64.9%
2021242185 76.5%
2020190127 66.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th862587 68.1%

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
767
Written questions
330
Oral questions
62
Early day motions
91
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
88

joint 255th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730

Written questions per year
Margaret Ferrier: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 787820202021: 13213220212022: 767620222023: 44442023202420252026
Oral questions per year
Margaret Ferrier: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 151520202021: 202020212022: 151520222023: 12122023202420252026
Early day motions per year
Margaret Ferrier: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 282820202021: 232320212022: 131320222023: 27272023202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2023 233 151 44 12 27 0 0
2022 296 222 76 15 13 0 0
2021 155 121 132 20 23 1 0
2020 83 67 78 15 28 1 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

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

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
767
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
561
distinct debates

153rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248

Contributions per year
Margaret Ferrier: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 838320202021: 15515520212022: 29629620222023: 2332332023202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Margaret Ferrier: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year06312518825020192020: 676720202021: 12112120212022: 22222220222023: 1511512023202420252026

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 Rutherglen and Hamilton West
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland Office)

  2. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland Office)

  3. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Manufacturing)
    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Joined Independent
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Manufacturing)

  4. 2023

    • – Left the House of Commons (Recall)

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.