The People's Chamber
ISSUE 78
JUN 5-11, 2026
Scottish National Party

Scottish National Party · Whip cohesion + rebellion

How tightly the Scottish National Party votes together

Computed from every recorded Commons division in the current Parliament. For each division we look at how the party’s MPs voted as a bloc and treat anyone on the opposite side from their party’s internal majority as a rebel on that division. Tells you how often the whip holds and which MPs break it.

Cohesion
99.9%
of votes on the party's winning side
Unanimous divisions
99.1%
231 of 233 divisions
Divisions participated in
233
this Parliament
Current MPs
9
in cohesion calc

Top rebels · MPs voting against the party whip most often

Calculation requires ≥ 20 recorded votes by the MP. Excludes tellers and unanimous divisions where the “rebellion” would be meaningless.

#MPRebellionsTotal votesRebel rate
1Chris Law11830.5%
2Dave Doogan11710.6%
3Pete Wishart01860.0%
4Kirsty Blackman01800.0%
5Brendan O'Hara01980.0%
6Stephen Gethins01730.0%
7Stephen Flynn01460.0%
8Graham Leadbitter01550.0%
9Seamus Logan01430.0%

Source: mp_division_votes table built from parlparse + Commons Votes API. Calculation excludes tellers, abstentions, and votes where the MP’s vote_type was something other than aye/no. Cohesion = aligned votes / total votes across all participated divisions.