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 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether there will be a review of UK Research and Innovation governance, in the context of recent Science and Technology Faci

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 17 September 2026 to Question (UIN 28962), what evidence his Department holds on the extent to which reductions in VAT are passe

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will set out his Department's grant schemes, funds and support programmes available for social enterprises, community i

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of further delaying of the introduction of rules of origin requirements u

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of access to driving lessons on employment outcomes among young people.

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of UKRI-STFC funding reductions to the international LHCb par

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle misogyny through improved relationship and sex education in schools.

Department for Education9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what support his Department is providing to battery manufacturers to ensure their readiness for the rules of origin requireme

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

Offshore Industry: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to align UK oil and gas production with climate targets.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency arrangements are in place when passenger numbers arriving at UK airports exceed forecast levels; and what assessment she has mad

Home Office14 Sept 2026
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