MP for Glasgow South West
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
“Labour (Co‑op) MP for Glasgow South West, a health minister with strong party loyalty who has occasionally rebelled on terminally ill end‑of‑life amendments.”
Dr Zubir Ahmed is the Labour and Co‑operative MP for Glasgow South West, elected in July 2024. He serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care since September 2025, and previously sat on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill committee (Dec 2024–Jan 2025).
His voting record shows strong alignment with Labour on welfare and workers’ rights, including Universal Credit, workers’ rights protections, and trade union powers, as well as renter protections and VAT changes. His votes on mental health services, climate change measures, and bus services regulation are more mixed, and he has generally voted against stricter prison sentencing and on transgender rights. He has a notably low attendance rate and has rebelled on five occasions.
Nine declared financial interests include ongoing paid employment and ad hoc payments, donations or loans for MP activities, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Since Sept 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Dec 2024 - Jan 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Government role · 6 Sept 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Parliamentary role · 18 Dec 2024
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
