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.

485

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)

577

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

240

Debates Spoken In

422

Speeches

485

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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1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

3 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

3 votes · 3 Dec 2025

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

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

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

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 23 April 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament

Community Relations: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Iranian diaspora and community cohesion in the UK via her cultural programme.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport11 Mar 2026

Charities: Hate Crime and Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure charities do not endorse or promote hate crimes or terrorism linked to Iran's governing regime.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport11 Mar 2026

Electric Vehicles: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of salary sacrifice schemes in supporting the uptake of electric vehicles.

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Electric Vehicles: Fringe Benefits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in Benefit-in-Kind rates for electric vehicles on consumer uptake; and whether her Department

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Financial Services: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to ensure the representation of blind and partially sighted people on the (a) Identification and Verification Working Group and (b) Inclusive

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Financial Services: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of engagement and consultation with blind and partially sighted people in the design and delivery of

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Financial Services: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that financial services provided through banking hubs and the Post Office are accessible and inclusive for blind a

AnsweredTreasury10 Mar 2026

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current regulatory requirements on gambling operators to carry out due diligence in verifyin

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport4 Mar 2026

Public Service Broadcasting: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the level of the funding gap between the BBC, ALBA and S4C; and whether she plans to take steps to address d

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport4 Mar 2026

BBC: Scots Gaelic Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that Gaelic-language services are given clear and equivalent visibility alongside other UK national languag

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport4 Mar 2026
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