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Last 12 months

How Elaine Stewart votes

Elaine Stewart voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 152 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Elaine Stewart has 5 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 20269 Jun 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesAlex Begg & Co - £450.008 Jun 2026
MiscellaneousDirector of Dalmellington Parish Development trust. This is an unpaid role.2 Aug 2024
MiscellaneousUnpaid director for the local community-run post office.2 Aug 2024
MiscellaneousVolunteer and Treasurer of Doon valley amateur boxing club. This is an unpaid role.2 Aug 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Elaine Stewart asked 4 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2
Scotland Office1
Ministry of Defence1

Latest questions

8 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 16 Sep 2026
8 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 16 Sep 2026
6 Jan 2026 · to the Scotland Office
Answered 14 Jan 2026
9 Dec 2025 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 15 Dec 2025

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£17,851
Office costs · claims for running an office£17,693
Miscellaneous · other claims£158

93 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Elaine Stewart represents Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Elaine Stewart

Labour

MAJORITY
4,154

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
58%

of people who could vote did

Elaine Stewart won with 36% of the votes, and Allan Dorans (Scottish National Party) came second with 26%.

Votes for each party

Labour36% · 14,930
Scottish National Party26% · 10,776
Conservative23% · 9,247
Reform UK9% · 3,544
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,081
Scottish Green Party2% · 886
Everyone else1% · 472
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Elaine StewartLabour14,93036.5%
Allan DoransScottish National Party10,77626.3%
Martin DoweyConservative9,24722.6%
Andrew RussellReform UK3,5448.7%
Paul KennedyLiberal Democrat1,0812.6%
Korin VallanceScottish Green Party8862.2%
Corri WilsonAlba Party4721.2%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£790 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.8%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this