Richard Thomson.
Scottish National Party MP for Gordon.

26 Apr 2026
Scottish National Party MP in a politically split seat.
There is, at present, almost nothing to report. Richard Thomson, SNP MP for Gordon since 2019, has cast no recorded votes in the current period, made no speeches in the available data, and sits on no select committees. That is not necessarily a dereliction — SNP MPs routinely abstain from votes on England-only matters as a matter of party policy, and the zero participation figure likely reflects that convention rather than personal disengagement. Even so, the absence of any speech activity is harder to explain away.
The pattern holds across every metric available. There are no rebel votes, no notable parliamentary interventions, and no deviations from SNP norms — which, given there is no voting record to examine, amounts to a clean but empty slate. Beyond Westminster, four local news articles were captured over the past 90 days covering rural research, heritage gardens, a community tribute and Scottish devolution politics; none mentioned Thomson. That level of local media presence is low.
Gordon is a rural, largely agricultural constituency in northeast Scotland — issues around farming, rural infrastructure and North Sea energy policy would be natural territory for its MP. Whether Thomson is active on those fronts through means not captured here — constituency casework, party channels, or committee work outside this dataset — cannot be determined from the data available. What is clear is that the public parliamentary footprint for this MP, in the period covered, is minimal.
Richard Thomson is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Scottish National Party MP for Gordon, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Voting summary not yet available.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Thomson broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Speech topics not yet available.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
No recent speeches recorded.
Thomson holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
No tabled questions yet.
Most recent.
Register of interests.
No active register entries.
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 87,906 | 64.2% |
| Accommodation | 19,577 | 14.3% |
| Miscellaneous | 12,741 | 9.3% |
| MP Travel | 8,675 | 6.3% |
| Office Costs | 7,841 | 5.7% |
| Total · 39 claims | 136,862 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Order paper applies to sitting MPs only.
2019 — full result, Gordon.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard ThomsonWON | SNP | 23,885 | 42.7 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Gordon →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 9 Jun 2026
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