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Ronnie Cowan

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Inverclyde · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
63.8%
681 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
146 meetings attended
Debate contributions
228
in the 7 year window
Written questions
185
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Inverclyde7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure)Opposition1 July 201812 December 2022

Voting participation

Participation rate
63.8%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
681

507th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Ronnie Cowan 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: 62.8%62.8%2022: 57.8%57.8%2023: 59.8%59.8%2024: 77.2%77.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412798 77.2%
2023256153 59.8%
2022251145 57.8%
2021242152 62.8%
2020190131 69.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068681 63.8%

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
228
Written questions
185
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
4
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
146

361st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Ronnie Cowan: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 707020202021: 464620212022: 414120222023: 151520232024: 1313202420252026
Oral questions per year
Ronnie Cowan: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 5520212022: 5520222023: 7720232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Ronnie Cowan: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.020192020: 2220202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 23 12 13 0 0 0 0
2023 57 32 15 7 1 0 0
2022 63 42 41 5 0 0 0
2021 54 35 46 5 1 0 0
2020 31 20 70 4 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

Hansard activity

Contributions
228
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
141
distinct debates

joint 431st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Ronnie Cowan: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 313120202021: 545420212022: 636320222023: 575720232024: 2323202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Ronnie Cowan: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 202020202021: 353520212022: 424220222023: 323220232024: 1212202420252026

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 Inverclyde
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  2. 2017

    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  3. 2018

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

  4. 2020

    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

  5. 2022

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure)

  6. 2024

    • – 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.