Anne McLaughlin’s voting in Parliament

Anne McLaughlin is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a random selection of Anne McLaughlin’s votes.

• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2016.
• Has never voted on raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 27 votes for, 5 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2022.
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 28 votes against, 6 absences, between 2015–2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2015–2022.
• Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2020.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Anne McLaughlin has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 19 Apr 2024

  Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill: Second Reading – Anne McLaughlin. Private Members' Bills; 9:30 am

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food: Waste 6 Dec 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reinstate the role of Food Surplus and Waste Champion.

• Sri Lankan Tamils and Human Rights — [Sir Edward Leigh in the Chair] 5 Dec 2023

  I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day), and I thank him on behalf of all my Tamil friends and colleagues for bringing this debate back here. It matters a lot to people, and I think he knows that. It would be easy to say that Sri Lanka has been debated and to move on, so I am pleased that this place will clearly be talking about this until...

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow North East, Former Scottish National Party MSP for Glasgow

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 11 February 2009 — Appointed, regional replacement

Left the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2011 — Election

Also represented Glasgow

• Personal website
• Page on the Scottish Parliament website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @AnneMcLaughlin
• https://facebook.com/AnneMcLaughlinSNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Anne McLaughlin campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Refugees: Afghanistan
• Green Deal Scheme
• Energy: Meters
• Members: Correspondence
• Asylum

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development) (since 4 Sep 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Order Bill Committee (25 May 2022 to 21 Jun 2022)
• Member, Judicial Review and Courts Bill (27 Oct 2021 to 23 Nov 2021)
• Member, Nationality and Borders Bill Committee (16 Sep 2021 to 4 Nov 2021)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (25 May 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Immigration, Asylum and Border Control) ( 1 Feb 2021 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice) ( 1 Feb 2021 to 12 Dec 2022)
• Member, Committee of Privileges ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, Committee on Standards ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 1 Feb 2021)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities) ( 7 Jan 2020 to 1 Feb 2021)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Civil Liberties) (20 May 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• William Bain
• Michael Martin

Future MPs in this constituency

• Paul Sweeney

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

SNP MPs only attend sittings where the legislation pertains to Scotland.

• Public Order Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Judicial Review and Courts Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Nationality and Borders Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Nationality and Borders Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration Bill Committee (15 out of 15)