Stephen Gethins

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Stephen Gethins is the Scottish National Party MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the roles of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Affairs).

629

Votes Cast

£243,696

Expenses 2024-25

859

Majority

35.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£243,696

Staffing£148,293
Travel£47,698
Accommodation£24,243
Office£23,461

Year-on-Year

2024-25£243,696
2019-20£142,116
2018-19£184,248
2017-18£184,670
2016-17£176,422
2015-16£122,962

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 44,117 voters

Scottish National Party
15,581 votes35.3%
Labour
14,722 votes33.4%
Conservative
6,841 votes15.5%
Reform UK
3,800 votes8.6%
Liberal Democrat
2,249 votes5.1%
Alba Party
693 votes1.6%
Sovereignty
231 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

220

Written Questions

14

Oral Questions

107

Debates Spoken In

251

Speeches

154

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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2 AYE2 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM

4 votes · 14 May 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 7 May 2025

2 AYE

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Apr 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

4 votes · 25 Mar 2025

3 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

3 votes · 19 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(9)

Visits outside the UK

research funding that I was allocated prior to being elected and in a visit that was arranged previously

£3,500
Name of donor
University of St Andrews
Address of donor
University of St Andrews St Andrews
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
£3,500.16 transport (car) (£904.93), accommodation (£1835.23), meals, parking, travel agent fees and other costs (£750), approx
Destination of visit
United States
Dates of visit
8 April 2025 to 19 April 2025
Purpose of visit
Study and research visit as part of my role at the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. (This visit was part funded by research funding that I was allocated prior to being elected and in a visit that was arranged previously. Other parts of the visit were funded personally.)

Registered 15 May 2025

Visits outside the UK

John Smith Trust

£493
Name of donor
John Smith Trust
Address of donor
3rd Floor Suite, 207 Regent Street, London W1B 3HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights return to Podgorica (£492.86), accommodation for two nights, (£141.85), transfers (shared),£173.46, value £808.17
Destination of visit
Montenegro (Budva)
Dates of visit
21 March 2025 to 23 March 2025
Purpose of visit
Attending a conference with John Smith Trust Fellows

Registered 26 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

London to Sarajevo and 2 nights accommodation

£492
Name of donor
Sarajevo Security Conference
Address of donor
Ismeta Mujezinovica 20, 71000 Sarajevo
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Return flights from London to Sarajevo and 2 nights accommodation, value £492.26
Destination of visit
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)
Dates of visit
25 September 2025 to 27 September 2025
Purpose of visit
Participate and speak in the Sarajevo Security Conference in Sarajevo

Registered 8 October 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

An Associate at Global Partners Governance. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Fellow at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Stephen in Parliament

JOHN WHITE & SON TRICENTENARY

13 signatures

That this House congratulates John White & Son, the oldest independent weighing company in the UK, on its 300th anniversary; recognises the contribution made by the family-run manufacturing company of Auchtermuchty, Fife, to the industry, evolving over three different centuries t

16 Dec 2015

PROPOSED CLOSURE OF LIBRARIES IN FIFE

23 signatures

That this House deplores the decision of Fife Council to close 16 libraries across Fife; regrets that this decision will lead to job losses; believes that libraries provide an invaluable resource to people of all ages who rely on their local library for a wide range of different

9 Dec 2015

CUPAR IN BLOOM

25 signatures

That this House congratulates Cupar in Bloom on its outstanding and continued success in the Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom awards; recognises the significance of achieving a Gold Award and the discretionary Young People's Award; and commends the tireless efforts of

9 Dec 2015

RAF AT LEUCHARS

24 signatures

That this House calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to consider re-opening the former Royal Air Force base Leuchars in Fife, operating alongside the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and others at Leuchars Station as part of the

19 Nov 2015

ST ANDREWS DEBATING SOCIETY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

27 signatures

That this House congratulates the University of St Andrews Debating Society on its recent success in winning the European Championships, and in particular the winning team Alex Don and Ruaraidh MacIntosh who finished first and second on the tab; notes the importance of debating a

14 Sept 2015

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

44 signatures

That this House congratulates the Royal and Ancient Golf Club on hosting the 144th Open Championship on the historic Old Course at St Andrews, the Home of Golf; notes that this is the 29th time The Open has been played on the Old Course, making it the most frequent host of the to

15 Jul 2015

600TH ANNIVERSARY OF CUPAR OLD AND ST MICHAEL OF TARVIT PARISH CHURCH

30 signatures

That this House congratulates Cupar Old and St Michael of Tarvit Parish Church on its 600th anniversary; notes that the first church in Cupar was erected on the site of the present Old Parish Church in 1415, before its congregation came together with St Michael of Tarvit in 1618;

15 Jul 2015

SUCCESS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS

31 signatures

That this House congratulates the University of St Andrews on its continued success in higher education league tables; notes that St Andrews was recently ranked first in Scotland and third in the UK for a second year in a row by The Guardian University Guide; further notes it was

30 Jun 2015

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