Lothian East

Current MP

Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

Secretary of State for Scotland

2 years as MPCabinet

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Lothian East

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards3,622 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election2,887 local · 3,084,713 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants900 local · 720,772 total
• Call an immediate general election864 local · 1,059,229 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act763 local · 550,136 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza476 local · 198,966 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures387 local · 257,938 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers385 local · 427,447 total
• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.330 local · 115,560 total
• Introduce a compensation scheme for WASPI women303 local · 161,788 total
• Invest in brain cancer and give rights – turn terminal into treatable292 local · 109,063 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold284 local · 189,887 total
• Cancel the clinical trial into puberty blockers & safeguard vulnerable children275 local · 150,424 total
• Introduce Statutory Menstrual Leave for People with Endometriosis & Adenomyosis264 local · 109,025 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 262 local · 281,794 total
• Tighten the rules on political donations260 local · 144,783 total
• Allow transgender people to self-identify their legal gender.259 local · 128,749 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data258 local · 260,974 total
• Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies247 local · 158,421 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge247 local · 203,824 total

About Lothian East

Lothian East is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in Scotland and has a registered electorate of 75,456 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.