Ronnie Cowan’s voting in Parliament

Ronnie Cowan 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 selection of Ronnie Cowan’s votes.

• Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 47 votes for, 4 votes against, 11 absences, between 2016–2019
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 21 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Ronnie Cowan’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Ronnie Cowan’s full vote analysis page for more.

Ronnie Cowan has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Drug Seizures 12 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the volume was of seizures at points of entry of illegal drugs destined for the UK, in each of the last ten years, and what estimate he has made of those seizures as a proportion of the total amount of illegal drugs consumed in the UK in each of the last five years.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Large Goods Vehicles: Licensing 8 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications his Department has received for European Conference of Ministers of Transport permits since November 2018; and how many such permits have been provided.

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Gaming Machines 7 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions his Department has had with the representatives from the betting industry on the implementation of a £2 maximum unit stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Inverclyde

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ronniecowan
• https://facebook.com/RonnieCowanSNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Ronnie Cowan campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Defence
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department of Health
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Personal Independence Payment: Inverclyde
• Gambling
• Children: Maintenance
• Drugs: Misuse

Currently held offices

• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Infrastructure) (since 1 Jul 2018)
• Member, Transport Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 20 Nov 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Iain McKenzie
• David Cairns

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Ronnie Cowan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 70 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 65.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 49 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Ronnie Cowan’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)