Owen Thompson
Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024
Represented Midlothian · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | |||
| Midlothian |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNP Chief Whip | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| SNP Chief Whip | Opposition | 9 March 2021 | 7 December 2022 |
| SNP Whip | Opposition | 7 January 2020 | 9 March 2021 |
| SNP Whip | Opposition | 20 May 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Voting participation
486th 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 | 93 | 73.2% |
| 2023 | 256 | 161 | 62.9% |
| 2022 | 251 | 168 | 66.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 158 | 65.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 116 | 61.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 698 | 65.4% |
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
95th of 650 current MPs · 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 | 32 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 57 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 84 | 50 | 271 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 99 | 76 | 235 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 126 | 76 | 291 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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
- Committee of Selection 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 2023–2024
- Procedure Committee 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
- Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) 2020–2021
4 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 287th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · 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 Midlothian
- – Joined Scottish National Party
- – Appointed (opposition): SNP Whip
2017
- – Left role: SNP Whip
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): SNP Whip
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
- – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
- – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
- – Joined Procedure Committee
- – Joined Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): SNP Chief Whip
- – Left role: SNP Whip
2022
- – Left role: SNP Chief Whip
2023
- – Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
- – Appointed (opposition): SNP Chief Whip
2024
- – Left role: SNP Chief Whip
- – 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.