Lara Bird, MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
Lara Bird has been an MP since 2026.
Roles and committees
Lara Bird holds no government or opposition post and sits on no committee at the moment, and Parliament lists none for the past.
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.
Lara Bird has 2 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Senior Parliamentary Researcher - IPSA | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement - £4,556.33 | 13 Jul 2026 |
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.
Lara Bird asked 16 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Election result and area
Lara Bird represents Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Scottish National Party
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Lara Bird won with 41% of the votes, and Jack Cruickshanks (Conservative) came second with 19%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lara Bird | Scottish National Party | 9,802 | 41.2% |
| Jack Cruickshanks | Conservative | 4,524 | 19.0% |
| Bill Reid | Reform UK | 4,341 | 18.3% |
| Heather Doran | Labour | 3,651 | 15.4% |
| Tanvir Ahmad | Liberal Democrat | 1,452 | 6.1% |
2026-06-18 Arbroath and Broughty Ferry By-election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Lara Bird took part in 14 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Lara Bird voted the same way as their party in 14 of the 14 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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