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Dr Scott Arthur
Labour MP for Edinburgh South West
Dr Scott Arthur is the Labour MP for Edinburgh South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
6,217
Recent swing
+26.5% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
(1) YES Foundation (2) Zhytomyr Administration (3) Kyivstar (4) UK Friends of Ukraine (5) Bulldog Political Consulting (£92)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Dr Scott voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Dr Scott voted against the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Dr Scott voted with the majority
Where Dr Scott fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Dr Scott Arthur
Member of Parliament
Edinburgh South West
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Transport Committee
- Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
- Rare Cancers Bill