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 Health and Social Care, when the review of the law relating to marketing authorisations for orphan medicines for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of cancer will

Department of Health and Social Care14 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that the cause of death of those who have died while under the care of an NHS gender clinic is accurately r

Department of Health and Social Care12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase the uptake of free eye tests.

Department of Health and Social Care9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of driving licence acquisition on employment outcomes for young adults.

Department for Transport9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to communicate the seriousness of climate change to the public and businesses.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of recurring NATS air traffic control outages on key regional infrastructure, including Edin

Department for Transport9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how his department is ensuring UK research is protected from increases in subscription fees to international facilities and r

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take with universities and laboratories to help ensure that staff and expertise are kept i

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed First Homes scheme on (a) the residential property mar

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take with UK Research and Innovation to maintain the UK's international research reputatio

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026
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