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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will introduce statutory nutrient budgets as part of the Clean Water Bill.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 2022 changes to the Highway Code on drivers.

Department for Transport19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what is the timetable for the consultation on bogus self-employment, and whether the Fair Work Agency will have a role in enf

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of illegal working and bogus self-employment on businesses that directly

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address account-renting and substitution on delivery platforms as a route to illegal working.

Home Office15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to statutory adoption trajectories for zero-emission ve

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what milestones have been completed against the National Cancer Plan commitment to report potential genomic targets for experimental cancer th

Department of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in how many NHS Genomic Laboratory Hubs potential genomic targets for experimental cancer therapies are reported as part of routine genomic te

Department of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what arrangements have been put in place under section 2 of the Rare Cancers Act 2026 to enable potential participants in rare cancer clinical

Department of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England has taken to implement section 3 of the Rare Cancers Act 2026; and when those arrangements are expected to be operation

Department of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2026
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