MP for Midlothian
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
“A party-loyal government minister who rarely rebels but has unusually low voting attendance.”
Kirsty McNeill is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Midlothian, elected in July 2024. She serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Scotland Office, a role she has held since July 2024. Details of her career prior to entering Parliament are not provided in the data.
McNeill votes with her party consistently and has no recorded rebel votes, but her attendance is markedly low (12% vs 33% party average). Her voting record places her on the centre-left (38/100). On key issues, she has generally backed workers’ rights protections, trade union powers and renter protections, and has supported some VAT changes, while consistently opposing expansions to mental health services and transgender rights; her positions on Universal Credit, bus services regulation and climate measures are mixed.
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.
1 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
Since Jul 2024
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Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEParliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
Government role · 9 Jul 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.
