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- 10th June 2020 onwards
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Stewart McDonald’s voting in Parliament
Stewart McDonald 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 Stewart McDonald’s votes.
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Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
12 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2022.
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
63 votes for, 6 votes against, 22 absences, between 2017–2022.
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Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020.
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Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020.
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Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2016–2021.
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Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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Recent appearances
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Use of unpaid work trials – Stewart McDonald. Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a sign that God is shining on the House to see you back in the Chair—healthy and feisty as ever, I am sure. You will recall that, when I joined the House in May 2015, Conservative Members would regularly cheer the Chancellor and various Front-Bench Ministers when they uttered the words “long-term economic plan”. That was the No. 1 talking point of...
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The Manchester-based physicist and Nobel prize winner Andre Geim has said that the top researchers around the world and in the UK are either not coming or looking to get out because living standards are so low; they can earn far better wages elsewhere. Does the Secretary of State not agree that all these aspirations, great though they are, will never be met so long as living standards in the...
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Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow South
Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election
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Topics of interest
Stewart McDonald campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Ministry of Defence
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Foreign
- Commonwealth and Development Office
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Jobcentres: Glasgow
- Unpaid Work
- Volkswagen
- Integrated Security
- Defence
- Development and Foreign Policy Review
- Vote Leave: Election Offences
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 9 Jan 2023)
- Member, Committee of Privileges (14 Jan 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Committee on Standards (14 Jan 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence) (20 Jun 2017 to 12 Dec 2022)
- Member, Transport Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
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Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 6 Mar 2023.
Name of donor: Article 36
Address of donor: 19 Barnardo Road, Exeter EX2 4ND
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation, value £823
Destination of visit: Geneva
Dates of visit: 5-7 April 2022
Purpose of visit: In my capacity as Chair of the
APPG on Drones and Modern Conflict, invited to speak at the
UN negotiations for a political declaration against use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
(Registered 16 May 2022)
Name of donor:
EUROPEUM Institute for European PolicyAddress of donor: Staroměstské náměstí 4/1, 110 00,
Prague 1Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation, value £665
Destination of visit: Prague
Dates of visit: 26-28 May 2022
Purpose of visit: Attendance at a conference on defence policy.
(Registered 07 June 2022)
Name of donor: Yalta European Strategy Ltd
Address of donor: Third Floor, 95 The Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 1HH
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and travel £1,262.66; accommodation £314.12; dinners/hospitality £450.06; total value £2,026.84
Destination of visit:
Kyiv, UkraineDates of visit: 8-12 September 2022
Purpose of visit: Attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference, meetings with Ukrainian officials and members of civil society.
(Registered 22 September 2022)
8. Miscellaneous
On 26 February 2020, I received the Ukrainian Order of Merit (Third Class) from the
President of Ukraine, care of
Embassy of Ukraine (London), 60 Holland Park, London W11 3SJ. (Registered 11 March 2020)
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