MP for Aberdeen South
SNP Westminster Leader
“A party-loyal SNP MP who leads the Westminster group and sits on multiple committees, with a centre-left voting profile.”
Stephen Flynn is the SNP MP for Aberdeen South, first elected in December 2019. He currently serves as the SNP Westminster Leader, directing the party’s MPs in the House of Commons, and has held various committee roles and shadow spokesperson positions.
Flynn has maintained 100% party loyalty with attendance close to the party average. His voting record shows a tendency to oppose tighter immigration and asylum measures, and to vote against Rwanda deportation, while supporting regulation of bus services. His positions on VAT, trade unions, transgender rights, and protest rights are mixed, with a tendency to vote against prison sentencing.
The register lists four declared interests: two entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; one entry related to land and property; and one entry for 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
Scottish National Party average: 35%
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
Scottish National Party average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
9 positions
Scottish Affairs Committee
Nov 2024 - Jun 2025
Great British Energy Bill
Sept 2024 - Oct 2024
SNP Westminster Leader
Jul 2024 - May 2026
SNP Westminster Leader
Dec 2022 - May 2024
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
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.
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEScottish Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 4 Nov 2024
Great British Energy Bill
Parliamentary role · 11 Sept 2024
SNP Westminster Leader
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
SNP Westminster Leader
Opposition role · 6 Dec 2022
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Parliamentary role · 16 Nov 2022
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 12 Jan 2022
Subsidy Control Bill
Parliamentary role · 20 Oct 2021
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Opposition role · 1 Feb 2021
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.
