Martyn Day

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Linlithgow and East Falkirk · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
61.4%
656 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
77 meetings attended
Debate contributions
391
in the 7 year window
Written questions
1,069
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Martyn Day is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Linlithgow and East Falkirk7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bathgate and Linlithgow

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)Opposition14 December 20214 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Public Health and Primary Care)Opposition7 January 202014 December 2021

Voting participation

Participation rate
61.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
656

539th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Martyn Day voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 66.3%66.3%2021: 62.0%62.0%2022: 50.6%50.6%2023: 64.8%64.8%2024: 66.9%66.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412785 66.9%
2023256166 64.8%
2022251127 50.6%
2021242150 62.0%
2020190126 66.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068656 61.4%

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
391
Written questions
1,069
Oral questions
66
Early day motions
35
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
77

77th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Martyn Day: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002019: 5520192020: 35135120202021: 19819820212022: 22522520222023: 22122120232024: 6969202420252026
Oral questions per year
Martyn Day: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202019: 0020192020: 141420202021: 171720212022: 131320222023: 191920232024: 33202420252026
Early day motions per year
Martyn Day: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0358102019: 0020192020: 8820202021: 7720212022: 7720222023: 6620232024: 77202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 26 23 69 3 7 0 0
2023 102 61 221 19 6 0 0
2022 77 51 225 13 7 0 0
2021 96 78 198 17 7 1 0
2020 90 72 351 14 8 0 0
2019 0 0 5 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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
391
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
285
distinct debates

joint 290th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Martyn Day: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 909020202021: 969620212022: 777720222023: 10210220232024: 2626202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Martyn Day: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 727220202021: 787820212022: 515120222023: 616120232024: 2323202420252026

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 Linlithgow and East Falkirk
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
  2. 2016

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  3. 2017

    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  4. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Public Health and Primary Care)
    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  5. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Public Health and Primary Care)
  6. 2022

    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
  7. 2023

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
  8. 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.