Patricia Gibson

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented North Ayrshire and Arran · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.0%
726 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
786
in the 7 year window
Written questions
245
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Patricia Gibson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
North Ayrshire and Arran7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North Ayrshire and Arran
North Ayrshire and Arran

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)Opposition12 December 202230 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)Opposition1 February 202112 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Consumer Affairs)Opposition20 June 20171 February 2021

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.0%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
726

442nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Patricia Gibson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 69.0%69.0%2021: 64.9%64.9%2022: 64.9%64.9%2023: 68.0%68.0%2024: 78.0%78.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412799 78.0%
2023256174 68.0%
2022251163 64.9%
2021242157 64.9%
2020190131 69.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068726 68.0%

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
786
Written questions
245
Oral questions
95
Early day motions
124
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
1

309th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Patricia Gibson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 454520202021: 616120212022: 565620222023: 585820232024: 2525202420252026
Oral questions per year
Patricia Gibson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0613192520192020: 131320202021: 212120212022: 242420222023: 232320232024: 1414202420252026
Early day motions per year
Patricia Gibson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year01325385020192020: 252520202021: 212120212022: 323220222023: 353520232024: 1111202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 74 47 25 14 11 0 0
2023 184 103 58 23 35 0 0
2022 186 122 56 24 32 0 1
2021 162 125 61 21 21 1 0
2020 180 103 45 13 25 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
786
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
500
distinct debates

joint 145th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Patricia Gibson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 18018020202021: 16216220212022: 18618620222023: 18418420232024: 7474202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Patricia Gibson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year05010015020020192020: 10310320202021: 12512520212022: 12212220222023: 10310320232024: 4747202420252026

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 North Ayrshire and Arran
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Consumer Affairs)
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
  3. 2020

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
  4. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Consumer Affairs)
  5. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  6. 2023

    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee
  7. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
    • – 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.