Exclusive:'Checked out' SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn's voting record in the Commons revealed

The SNP Westminster leader has voted just 93 times since July last year - hundreds of times less than some other Scottish MPs.

In the 16 months before the election he voted 206 times - more than double the amount in the 16 months since.

Mr Flynn’s number of votes since the general election is less than every other Scottish MP except his SNP colleague Seamus Logan, who has voted 92 times.

Mr Flynn has also voted less than Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who has often been criticised for being absent from Parliament.

Aberdeen South MP Mr Flynn is hoping to leave Westminster next year as he is standing to become MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine.

Labour said Mr Flynn may have voted more “if he spent less time touring television studios and eyeing up John Swinney’s job”.

The Tories suggested his “poor voting record suggests he has already checked out of Westminster”.

The Lib Dems claimed Mr Flynn’s “eye has been on getting elected to Holyrood almost from the second he was re-elected”.

SNP MPs have voted less than their Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem colleagues since the general election, in part because they do not vote on issues which only impact England and Wales.

But Mr Flynn and Mr Logan are the only Nationalists to have voted less than 100 times. Kirsty Blackman had voted 115 times, with Brendan O’Hara on 114 and Dave Doogan on 113.

Eight Scottish Labour MPs have voted over 300 times since the general election. These are Richard Baker, Johanna Baxter, John Grady, Douglas McAllister, Chris Murray, Gregor Poynton, Martin Rhodes and Euan Stainbank.

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has voted the least of the Scottish Labour MPs - 187 times - although his number is lower because he spent a lot of time abroad when he was trade minister.

Other than the Prime Minister, Mr Flynn has voted less than all other party leaders in the House of Commons since the general election. The Lib Dems’ Ed Davey has voted 141 times, Reform UK’s Mr Farage has voted 141 times and the Tories’ Badenoch has voted 116 times.

The PM has voted only 17 times since the general election.

A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: “It is for Stephen Flynn to explain to his constituents why he has decided to take part in so few votes in the House of Commons. Perhaps if he spent less time touring television studios and eyeing up John Swinney’s job, he would have more time to serve his constituency as an MP.”

Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Lumsden said: “Stephen Flynn’s poor voting record suggests he has already checked out of Westminster. While he claims to stand up for Scotland, he’s all too happy to miss crucial votes in the Commons.

“His constituents will be wondering why he has been more focused on internal plotting rather than representing their interests.”

Lib Dem MP Susan Murray said: "This doesn't come as much of a surprise. Stephen's eye has been on getting elected to Holyrood almost from the second he was re-elected.

"I wonder whether his constituents in Aberdeen South think they are getting value for money. Everyone who wants a local representative who will work hard to deliver change with fairness at its heart should back the Liberal Democrats on their peach regional ballot next May."

An SNP spokesperson said: “This is a spectacular own goal from the Labour Party given Stephen Flynn has voted 76 more times than Keir Starmer and spoken 100 more times than Scottish Labour MPs.

“The SNP doesn't vote on English only matters but, unlike the Labour Party, SNP MPs always vote in Scotland's interests, including voting against Keir Starmer's damaging austerity cuts and tax hikes, which have hammered families in Scotland.

"In contrast, Scottish Labour MPs must explain why they have repeatedly voted against Scotland’s interests and left people in Scotland worse off by increasing energy bills, slashing winter fuel payments, cutting disabled support, betraying WASPI women and raising taxes on Scottish businesses and farmers. It's no wonder the overwhelming majority of people in Scotland can’t wait to get rid of them at the next election."