Official portrait of Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, since 4 July 2024

Elaine Stewart is the Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

60.9% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
350 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
225 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
5 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
47 Debates spoken in 6 written questions tabled

Ranked 499 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
25 Mar 2025 Great British Energy Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 314–198
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Aye 319–166
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 14 Aye 320–179
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 13 Aye 320–180
25 Mar 2025 Non Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Aye 316–180
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Aye 322–117
25 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Aye 316–183
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 21B Aye 314–196
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8B Aye 313–194
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5B Aye 311–192
25 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 312–190
24 Mar 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Second Reading Aye 330–74
19 Mar 2025 Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment No 177–293
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 21 Aye 316–187
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 Aye 316–189
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Aye 313–190
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 Aye 314–187
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 Aye 310–183
19 Mar 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye 307–182
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading Aye 382–104
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 210 No 167–324
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 209 No 107–324
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 No 77–315
18 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 77–313
17 Mar 2025 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 171 No 65–317

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Alex Begg & Co
Address of donor: 17 Viewfield Road, Ayr KA88HJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I was gifted a cashmere scarf on a visit to the company, value £450
Date received: 11 August 2024
Date accepted: 11 August 2024
Donor status: company, registration SCO27139
(Registered 8 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

£6,421

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: 16 smith square, London SW1P3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel, flights, food and transport, value £6,421
Destination of visit: China (Shanghi, Bejing and Nanjing)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: A part of the senior leadership forum the purpose was to build relationships
(Registered 9 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Director of Dalmellington Parish Development trust. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Volunteer and Treasurer of Doon valley amateur boxing club. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

Unpaid director for the local community-run post office.
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

47 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £6,421 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
24 May 2026 Elaine Stewart sitting MP Great Britain China Centre Other Visit £6,421

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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