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Tommy Sheppard

Scottish National Party Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Edinburgh East · in Parliament since 7 May 2015

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
54.5%
582 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
9 meetings attended
Debate contributions
248
in the 7 year window
Written questions
164
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Tommy Sheppard is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh East, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Edinburgh East7 May 201530 May 2024Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Scottish National Party7 May 201530 May 2024

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)Opposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs)Opposition1 February 202112 December 2022
Shadow SNP Leader of the House of CommonsOpposition7 January 20201 February 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords)Opposition20 June 20177 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)Opposition20 June 20177 January 2020
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)Opposition20 May 20157 January 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
54.5%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
582

591st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Scottish National Party average 40.5%

Participation by year

Tommy Sheppard voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 50.0%50.0%2020: 64.2%64.2%2021: 59.1%59.1%2022: 50.6%50.6%2023: 48.8%48.8%2024: 50.4%50.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202412764 50.4%
2023256125 48.8%
2022251127 50.6%
2021242143 59.1%
2020190122 64.2%
201921 50.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068582 54.5%

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
248
Written questions
164
Oral questions
30
Early day motions
10
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
9

370th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Scottish National Party average 330

Written questions per year
Tommy Sheppard: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year025507510020192020: 656520202021: 444420212022: 252520222023: 111120232024: 1919202420252026
Oral questions per year
Tommy Sheppard: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 3320212022: 6620222023: 7720232024: 11202420252026
Early day motions per year
Tommy Sheppard: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 11202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 19 10 19 1 1 0 0
2023 49 26 11 7 1 0 0
2022 45 14 25 6 2 0 0
2021 44 21 44 3 2 0 0
2020 91 67 65 13 4 1 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
248
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
138
distinct debates

407th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Scottish National Party average 575

Contributions per year
Tommy Sheppard: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 919120202021: 444420212022: 454520222023: 494920232024: 1919202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Tommy Sheppard: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 676720202021: 212120212022: 141420222023: 262620232024: 1010202420252026

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 Edinburgh East
    • – Joined Scottish National Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

  2. 2017

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)

  3. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
    • – Joined Finance Committee (Commons)

  4. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs)
    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Leader of the House of Commons

  5. 2022

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs)

  6. 2023

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

  7. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
    • – 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.