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Mhairi Black

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Paisley and Renfrewshire South · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
55.0%
587 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
83 meetings attended
Debate contributions
108
in the 7 year window
Written questions
77
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Mhairi Black is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Paisley and Renfrewshire South7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
SNP Deputy Westminster LeaderOpposition6 December 202230 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)Opposition7 January 20206 December 2022
Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Disabilities)Opposition1 July 20187 January 2020
Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Equalities)Opposition1 July 20187 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Children and Families)Opposition1 July 20187 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)Opposition20 June 20177 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Youth affairs)Opposition20 June 20177 January 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
55.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
587

588th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Mhairi Black 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: 53.3%53.3%2022: 45.4%45.4%2023: 55.5%55.5%2024: 58.3%58.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412774 58.3%
2023256142 55.5%
2022251114 45.4%
2021242129 53.3%
2020190126 66.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068587 55.0%

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
108
Written questions
77
Oral questions
4
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
83

joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Mhairi Black: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 565620202021: 161620212022: 5520222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Oral questions per year
Mhairi Black: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 2220202021: 0020212022: 2220222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Mhairi Black: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 6 4 0 0 0 0 0
2023 31 14 0 0 1 0 0
2022 31 17 5 2 0 0 0
2021 18 11 16 0 0 0 0
2020 22 13 56 2 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
108
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
59
distinct debates

joint 572nd of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Mhairi Black: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 222220202021: 181820212022: 313120222023: 313120232024: 66202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Mhairi Black: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 111120212022: 171720222023: 141420232024: 44202420252026

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 Paisley and Renfrewshire South
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Youth affairs)

  3. 2018

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Disabilities)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Equalities)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Children and Families)

  4. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Disabilities)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Equalities)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Children and Families)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Pensions)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Youth affairs)
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)

  6. 2024

    • – Left role: SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
    • – 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.