Martin Docherty-Hughes
Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented West Dunbartonshire · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Dunbartonshire | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Dunbartonshire |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence) | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| SNP Chief Whip | Opposition | 7 December 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Team Member) | Opposition | 7 January 2020 | 12 December 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member) | Opposition | 7 January 2020 | 12 December 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (PPS to the Westminster Leader) | Opposition | 7 January 2020 | 12 December 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries of the Future and Blockchain Technologies) | Opposition | 1 July 2018 | 12 December 2022 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries for the future) | Opposition | 20 June 2017 | 1 July 2018 |
| Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Voluntary Sector) | Opposition | 1 September 2016 | 20 June 2017 |
Voting participation
469th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | 80 | 63.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 170 | 66.4% |
| 2022 | 251 | 171 | 68.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 160 | 66.1% |
| 2020 | 190 | 128 | 67.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 711 | 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
joint 470th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 131 | 72 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 171 | 78 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 104 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 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
- Committees on Arms Export Controls 2020–2022
- Defence Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2022, 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Defence Sub-Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2022, 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
226th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575
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.
2015
- – Became MP for West Dunbartonshire
- – Joined Scottish National Party
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Voluntary Sector)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries for the future)
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Voluntary Sector)
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries of the Future and Blockchain Technologies)
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries for the future)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Team Member)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (PPS to the Westminster Leader)
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
- – Joined Committees on Arms Export Controls
2022
- – Appointed (opposition): SNP Chief Whip
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence Team Member)
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member)
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Industries of the Future and Blockchain Technologies)
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (PPS to the Westminster Leader)
2023
- – Left role: SNP Chief Whip
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence)
- – Joined Defence Committee
- – Joined Defence Sub-Committee
2024
- – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence)
- – 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.