Ms Anum Qaisar

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Airdrie and Shotts · in Parliament since 13 May 2021

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
63.4%
498 of 785 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
55 meetings attended
Debate contributions
238
in the 7 year window
Written questions
77
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Ms Anum Qaisar is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Airdrie and Shotts, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Airdrie and Shotts13 May 202130 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party13 May 202130 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Airdrie and Shotts

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)Opposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)Opposition1 March 20234 September 2023

Voting participation

Participation rate
63.4%
Eligible divisions
785
Divisions voted
498

513th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Ms Anum Qaisar voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2021202220232024202520262021: 64.2%64.2%2022: 66.5%66.5%2023: 59.4%59.4%2024: 64.6%64.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412782 64.6%
2023256152 59.4%
2022251167 66.5%
202115197 64.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th785498 63.4%

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
238
Written questions
77
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
10
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
55

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

Written questions per year
Ms Anum Qaisar: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502021: 2220212022: 212120222023: 444420232024: 1010202420252026
Oral questions per year
Ms Anum Qaisar: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202021: 3320212022: 5520222023: 141420232024: 22202420252026
Early day motions per year
Ms Anum Qaisar: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02021: 2220212022: 4420222023: 4420232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 18 15 10 2 0 0 0
2023 91 47 44 14 4 0 0
2022 79 42 21 5 4 0 0
2021 50 43 2 3 2 1 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

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
238
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
147
distinct debates

414th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Ms Anum Qaisar: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002021: 505020212022: 797920222023: 919120232024: 1818202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Ms Anum Qaisar: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502021: 434320212022: 424220222023: 474720232024: 1515202420252026

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. 2021

    • – Became MP for Airdrie and Shotts
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
  2. 2022

    • – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
  3. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
    • – Joined Scottish Affairs Committee
  4. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)
    • – 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.