MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven
“A centrist independent MP with a high rebel rate who sits on the Home Affairs Committee.”
Joani Reid is an Independent MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, elected on 4 July 2024. She serves on the Home Affairs Committee and has sat on the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill committee since June 2025. The data provided does not include her career background prior to becoming an MP.
Her party loyalty is 62% (below the party average of 80%), and voting attendance is 12% (below the party average of 26%). She has a high rebel votes count (97). On key issues, she has mixed positions: she has backed workers' rights protections and renter protections, supported some VAT changes, but often votes against protest rights, mental health services, transgender rights, bus services regulation, and stricter prison sentencing.
Declared financial interests include miscellaneous entries, shareholdings, donations and other support for MP activities, a family member engaged in third-party lobbying, and land and property holdings.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Independent average: 26%
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
Independent average: 80%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Home Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
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.
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
Parliamentary role · 9 Jun 2025
Home Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 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.
