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Stuart C McDonald

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
65.2%
696 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
113 meetings attended
Debate contributions
1,005
in the 7 year window
Written questions
460
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Stuart C McDonald is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)Opposition12 December 20224 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)Opposition12 December 20224 September 2023
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)Opposition2 February 202112 December 2022
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Attorney General)Opposition7 January 20201 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration, Asylum and Border Control)Opposition20 May 20151 February 2021

Voting participation

Participation rate
65.2%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
696

487th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Stuart C McDonald 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: 65.3%65.3%2022: 64.9%64.9%2023: 59.4%59.4%2024: 70.9%70.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412790 70.9%
2023256152 59.4%
2022251163 64.9%
2021242158 65.3%
2020190131 69.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068696 65.2%

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
1,005
Written questions
460
Oral questions
63
Early day motions
9
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
113

190th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Stuart C McDonald: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 17317320202021: 10610620212022: 11111120222023: 616120232024: 99202420252026
Oral questions per year
Stuart C McDonald: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 141420202021: 171720212022: 141420222023: 121220232024: 66202420252026
Early day motions per year
Stuart C McDonald: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 2220202021: 1120212022: 1120222023: 4420232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 60 22 9 6 1 0 0
2023 101 54 61 12 4 0 0
2022 207 89 111 14 1 1 0
2021 348 78 106 17 1 0 0
2020 289 76 173 14 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

5 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
1,005
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
319
distinct debates

95th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Stuart C McDonald: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 28928920202021: 34834820212022: 20720720222023: 10110120232024: 6060202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Stuart C McDonald: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 767620202021: 787820212022: 898920222023: 545420232024: 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. 2015

    • – Became MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration, Asylum and Border Control)
    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee

  2. 2017

    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee

  3. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Attorney General)
    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee

  4. 2021

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Attorney General)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration, Asylum and Border Control)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

  5. 2022

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)

  6. 2023

    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)

  7. 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.