Former Member of Parliament

Tommy Sheppard

SNP Scottish National Party Edinburgh East ID 4453

Tommy had voted in 45.2 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,061 of 2,349 eligible divisions (45.2 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

1061

Total votes

588

Aye

473

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 588 / Noes 473

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Digital / Online Safety	29 Nov 2023	Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion Digital / Online Safety	29 Nov 2023	Aye
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Passenger Railway Services) Regulations 2023 Transport Work / Employment	28 Nov 2023	No
Draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023 Migration Work / Employment	28 Nov 2023	No
Draft Code of Practice on Reasonable Steps to be taken by a Trade Union (Minimum Service Levels) Trade Work / Employment	28 Nov 2023	No
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 161A and disagree with Lords Amendment 161D Crime / Justice	25 Oct 2023	No
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 151A and disagree with Lords Amendments 151E and 151F Crime / Justice	25 Oct 2023	No
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to motion to insist on Amendment 151A and disagree with Lords Amendments 151E and 151F Crime / Justice	25 Oct 2023	Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with 151B and 151C and to insist on 151A Crime / Justice	13 Sep 2023	No
Procurement Bill [Lords]: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B Defence Trade	13 Sep 2023	No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 104 Migration	11 Jul 2023	No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 103 Migration	11 Jul 2023	No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 Migration	11 Jul 2023	No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 95 Migration	11 Jul 2023	No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 93 Migration	11 Jul 2023	No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 196/211 (93 %)

Migration 136/169 (80 %)

Foreign Affairs 50/69 (72 %)

Digital / Online Safety 41/60 (68 %)

Trade 60/89 (67 %)

Lowest topic participation

Devolution / Local Government 1/66 (2 %)

Housing 4/66 (6 %)

Environment / Climate 6/48 (12 %)

Education 13/95 (14 %)

NHS / Health 8/56 (14 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Tommy Sheppard voted in?

Tommy Sheppard has recorded votes in 1,061 of 2,349 eligible Commons divisions (45.2 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Tommy Sheppard voted against their party?

Tommy Sheppard has voted against the party majority 0 times in the imported division data. Source