Dr Scott Arthur

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Dr Scott Arthur is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

520

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,217

Majority

40.9%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,664 voters

✓Labour
18,663 votes40.9%
Scottish National Party
12,446 votes27.3%
Conservative
5,558 votes12.2%
Scottish Green Party
3,450 votes7.6%
Liberal Democrat
3,014 votes6.6%
Reform UK
2,087 votes4.6%
Scottish Family Party
265 votes0.6%
Independent
181 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

616

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

251

Debates Spoken In⚑

451

Speeches⚑

520

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Visits outside the UK

(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting

£92
Name of donor
(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting
Address of donor
(1) Raffingers Llp Unit, 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 8HD (2) 25 Mala Berdichivska str., Zhytomyr, Ukraine, 10014 (3) 53 Degtyarivska St, Kiev, Kyiv City, 03113, Ukraine (4) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL (5) 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
(1) Attendance at the YES Conference in Kyiv, value £92.11 (2) Transport and buffet lunch, value £25 (3) Dinner and briefing in Kyiv with delegation, value £50 (4) Bus transport in Kyiv and Lviv, value £25.86 (5) Dinner in Lviv, value £86.20
Destination of visit
Ukraine
Dates of visit
21 February 2025 to 25 February 2025
Purpose of visit
To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian parliaments

Registered 23 April 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Kirk Session Member (trustee) of Fairmilehead Parish Church (Church of Scotland), Frogston Road, Edinburgh. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

my position as Chair of Urban Water Management at Heriot-Watt University

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Name of donor
Heriot-Watt University
Date interest arose
1 August 2024
Date interest ended
5 July 2029

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 23 April 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his department is taking in order to improve the adequacy of the relationship between the social security systems in England and Scotlan

Department for Work and Pensions29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Mental Health Foundation’s report's findings in relation to singl

Department for Work and Pensions29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of international approaches to taxing heavier vehicles, including the vehicle weight tax operating in France.

Department for Transport29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment she has made of international schemes which provide tax incentives for smaller or lighter electric vehicles.

Department for Transport29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits in aligning the taxation of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with their real-world emission

Department for Transport29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations her Department has made as part of the process considering the future of the commercial airline pilot apprenticeship.

Department for Transport26 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a poultry growth plan on UK food security.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of poultry expansion on UK rivers and air quality.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support rural jobs in diversified farming and local processing.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential merits of classifying large pig and poultry units as industrial installa

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2026
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