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Richard Thomson

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Gordon · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.9%
704 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
47 meetings attended
Debate contributions
545
in the 7 year window
Written questions
179
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Richard Thomson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Gordon, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Gordon12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Gordon and Buchan
Gordon
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)Opposition1 March 202330 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade)Opposition12 December 202230 May 2024
Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Treasury - Financial Secretary)Opposition1 February 202112 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)Opposition1 February 202130 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)Opposition1 February 202130 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business and Industry)Opposition7 January 20201 February 2021

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
704

479th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Richard Thomson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 67.9%67.9%2021: 65.3%65.3%2022: 64.1%64.1%2023: 64.5%64.5%2024: 70.1%70.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412789 70.1%
2023256165 64.5%
2022251161 64.1%
2021242158 65.3%
2020190129 67.9%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068704 65.9%

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
545
Written questions
179
Oral questions
53
Early day motions
19
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
29
Committee meetings attended
47

365th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Richard Thomson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 121220202021: 414120212022: 373720222023: 818120232024: 88202420252026
Oral questions per year
Richard Thomson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 101020202021: 161620212022: 121220222023: 111120232024: 44202420252026
Early day motions per year
Richard Thomson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 1120202021: 6620212022: 8820222023: 0020232024: 44202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 53 37 8 4 4 0 3
2023 118 64 81 11 0 0 23
2022 158 79 37 12 8 0 1
2021 129 83 41 16 6 1 2
2020 87 61 12 10 1 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

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
545
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
324
distinct debates

216th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Richard Thomson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 878720202021: 12912920212022: 15815820222023: 11811820232024: 5353202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Richard Thomson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 616120202021: 838320212022: 797920222023: 646420232024: 3737202420252026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Gordon
    • – Joined Scottish National Party

  2. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business and Industry)

  3. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Treasury - Financial Secretary)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business and Industry)
    • – Joined Standing Orders Committee (Commons)
    • – Joined Committee of Selection
    • – Joined European Statutory Instruments Committee
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
    • – Joined Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)

  4. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Deputy Spokesperson (Treasury - Financial Secretary)

  5. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)

  6. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Trade)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Wales)
    • – 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.