Steven Bonnar

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
62.9%
672 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
8 meetings attended
Debate contributions
293
in the 7 year window
Written questions
33
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Steven Bonnar is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party12 December 201930 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Coatbridge and Bellshill

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member)Opposition7 January 202030 May 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
62.9%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
672

521st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Steven Bonnar voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 66.8%66.8%2021: 63.2%63.2%2022: 58.2%58.2%2023: 59.0%59.0%2024: 73.2%73.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412793 73.2%
2023256151 59.0%
2022251146 58.2%
2021242153 63.2%
2020190127 66.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068672 62.9%

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
293
Written questions
33
Oral questions
42
Early day motions
21
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
8

562nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Steven Bonnar: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 1120202021: 8820212022: 3320222023: 7720232024: 1414202420252026
Oral questions per year
Steven Bonnar: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 2220202021: 121220212022: 7720222023: 151520232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Steven Bonnar: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 5520202021: 8820212022: 2220222023: 4420232024: 22202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 38 22 14 6 2 0 0
2023 70 46 7 15 4 0 0
2022 94 64 3 7 2 1 0
2021 60 41 8 12 8 0 0
2020 31 27 1 2 5 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
293
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
200
distinct debates

362nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Steven Bonnar: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 313120202021: 606020212022: 949420222023: 707020232024: 3838202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Steven Bonnar: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 272720202021: 414120212022: 646420222023: 464620232024: 2222202420252026

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 Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
  2. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member)
  3. 2022

    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
  4. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member)
    • – 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.