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John Grady

Labour MP for Glasgow East, since 4 July 2024

John Grady is the Labour MP for Glasgow East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

83.0% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
476 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 1 as teller
98 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
14 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
91 Debates spoken in 39 written questions tabled

Ranked 132 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
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Aye 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) No 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 308–81
28 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V Aye 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege No 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion No vote 279–176
27 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) No vote 279–164
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 No vote 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C No vote 269–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) No vote 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C No vote 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F No vote 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B No vote 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 380–7

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.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £740 This is the final payment to me in respect of consultancy services provided by me to Shepherd and Wedderburn from 1 January 2024 to 5 July 2025. I carried out no work for Shepherd and Wedderburn after 29 May 2024, and ceased to be retained as a consultant on 5 July 2025.
Received on: 14 August 2024. Hours: 1.95 hrs.
(Registered 31 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

£9,021

Payment: £9,021 This entry covers my final amount of profit from Shepherd and Wedderburn for my time as a partner. I ceased to be a partner on 31 December 2023.
Received on: 31 July 2024. Hours: no additional hours.
(Registered 31 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Role, work or services: Partner of a law firm and consultant to a law firm.
Until: 5 July 2024.
Payer: Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (A law firm), 9 Haymarket Square Edinburgh EH3 8FY
Additional information: Payments will be listed below.
(Registered 26 July 2024)

On the register since 1 Sep 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Royal Aeronautical Society
Address of donor: Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I was a guest of the Royal Aeronautical Society, at the RAeS Annual Banquet. Its president is Prof Malcolm Macdonald FRAeS, a Professor as Strathclyde University, Glasgow, value £330
Date received: 14 May 2026
Date accepted: 14 May 2026
Donor status: other (This is a Royal Society and is governed by its Royal Charter, By-Laws and Regulations. It is incorporated in the UK by a Royal Charter (Company No. RC000439))
(Registered 21 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

£7,000

Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £7,000
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Doha Forum 2025, to participate at the Doha Forum 2025 on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party Parliamentarians, political representatives of other countries and Qatari Ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts and Qatar's role as a diplomatic and trading partner of the UK.
(Registered 23 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

8. Miscellaneous

I am admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Scotland.
(Registered 25 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

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

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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