Anas Sarwar, former MP, Glasgow MSP, Glasgow

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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.

2nd to 9th June 2020

The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.

10th June 2020 onwards

The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.

If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.

MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.

We will update this information if the situation changes. See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.

A selection of Anas Sarwar’s votes

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Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2012.
Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
Generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 6 absences, between 2012–2014.
Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 22 votes against, 7 absences, between 2013–2015.
Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.

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

Recent appearances

Scottish Parliament: Accident and Emergency (Waiting Times) 26 Jan 2023

2. Tomorrow marks Holocaust memorial day, when we remember the 6 million Jews and other victims who lost their lives to Nazi persecution and also remember the victims of genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. We see division in politics every day, but today we stand shoulder to shoulder in the face of antisemitism and all other forms of prejudice and hate. We unite to say, “Never...
Scottish Parliament: Accident and Emergency (Waiting Times) 26 Jan 2023

The First Minister is right—I do know the number and she should know it, too, because it impacts people across this country every single day. The answer that she was looking for is that 6,362 people waited for more than 24 hours in A and E last year. In 2019, the number was 48. Let me repeat that: 48 people waited for more than 24 hours in 2019. In 2022, that number increased to 6,362, and...
Scottish Parliament: Accident and Emergency (Waiting Times) 26 Jan 2023

From listening to the First Minister’s response, I can understand the anger of staff and patients. This is what one nurse told the Daily Record this week: “Patients are not angry at the NHS but with the Scottish Government. The First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary need to speak to these patients. The Scottish Government do not see these patients as human beings, as someone’s mum or...