The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Martin McCluskey.

Labour Party MP for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West.

Martin McCluskey
PlaceInverclyde and Renfrewshire West
Blueskymartinmccluskey.bsky.social
ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
404/521
78% attendance · top 37% of MPs
Party alignment
16%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
254
across 50 debates · 37,963 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party MP in Scottish National Party (SNP)-controlled territory.

Martin McCluskey is the Labour MP for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

§ 01Voting record.404 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

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.

Taxation94
Economy83
Employment52
Crime & Policing35
Education32
Welfare and Benefits30
Constitution and Democracy24
Energy22

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where McCluskey broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingNo
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16Yes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.254 contributions · 50 debates · 37,963 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Cost of Living24,283
Energy23,259
Economy & Jobs18,348
Utilities12,244
Housing9,249
Fiscal Policy4,128
Defence2,766
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

27 Apr

Draft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026

The regulations extend vital targeted support to vulnerable Scottish households, with eligibility aligned to winter heating payments and expected to support 560,000 households year

1,712 words·Read
15 Apr

Cost of Heating Oil

Government prioritized speed in deploying £53m support within 2.5 weeks; CMA conducting 12-week market investigation; will examine regulation options including price caps after CMA

2,637 words·Read
14 Apr

Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026

Government supports extending the time limit to continue removing 75% of RO costs from household bills and funding them through general taxation as a progressive measure, while mai

1,257 words·Read
24 Mar

Heating Oil: Rural Homes

Government is providing substantial support (£53m total, £10m Scottish scheme from April), monitoring through CMA investigation, and emphasising the need for local knowledge in fun

525 words·Read
Showing 4 of 254·All 254 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

McCluskey holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £141k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Greenock Interest held: from 2 February 2026 (Regis…

Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Feb 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing88,06762.6%
Office Costs25,73318.3%
Accommodation13,4779.6%
MP Travel11,3268.0%
Staff Travel2,0951.5%
Total · 90 claims140,697100%
Showing 5 of 90·All 90 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for McCluskey on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2017, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West18,93146.9%Won
2019Inverclyde11,78329.5%Lost
2017Inverclyde14,66637.5%Lost

2024 — full result, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West.

CandidateVotes%
Martin McCluskeyWONLab18,93146.9

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 37,963 words
17 Jul 2024 → 27 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£140,697 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL