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Glasgow South

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024.

Glasgow South's Gordon McKee made headlines for bucking Labour on assisted dying -- voting against the bill's Third Reading in June 2025 and backing several restrictive amendments, including one that would have prevented people who voluntarily stop eating and drinking from qualifying as terminally ill. These were his only rebel votes in Parliament, but they place him among those who opposed the bill's final passage despite Labour's majority supporting it. Away from the chamber, McKee has attracted national attention for his social media output -- a viral biscuit-based explainer on UK national debt earned coverage in The Guardian, The Scotsman, and The Spectator, with the latter calling for him to be made a minister.

At 79% voting participation, McKee sits somewhat below the Commons average, though as a first-term MP elected in July 2024 this is not unusual. Outside his assisted dying dissent, he votes with Labour 97.7% of the time -- a reliable party-line supporter on fiscal policy, workers' rights, and Lords reform. His stance profile shows notably low alignment with pro-business and tough-on-crime positions, consistent with Labour's parliamentary mainstream. His speeches cluster heavily around defence and the economy, with health also featuring significantly.

387
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from SNP — last held it in 2010.

Current Member of Parliament

Gordon McKee

Gordon McKee

Labour Party

Gordon McKee is the Labour MP for Glasgow South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Report Stage, after proceedings had been interrupted on 13 June when an objection was raised. The debate excerpts do not reveal the substantive content of New Clause 16.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

McKee’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.400 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where McKee has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
83
Economy
72
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
37
Education
31
Welfare and Benefits
26
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1620 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.4 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
LangsideHolly Bruce3,173Green Pa
LangsidePaul Leinster775Scottish
LangsideStephen Docherty1,870Labour P
LangsideSusan Aitken2,899Scottish
LinnJohn CarsonLabour P
PollokshieldsHanif Raja1,709Labour P
PollokshieldsJon Molyneux2,290Green Pa
PollokshieldsNorman MacLeod1,412Scottish
PollokshieldsZen Ghani1,755Scottish
Southside CentralAlexander Belic1,460Scottish
Southside CentralElaine Gallagher1,395Green Pa
Southside CentralJames Scanlon1,161Labour P
Median income
£30,500
HMRC SPI 2024
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