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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Elena Whitham

Scottish National Party

MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Constituency) 2021 - present day

About Elena Whitham

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @ElenaWhitham

Facebook: Elena's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5494
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

46-48 Glaisnock Street
Cumnock
East Ayrshire
KA18 1BY

Phone: 01290 319126
Text relay calls welcome.

Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Elena is a member of 4 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on End of Life Choices

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Food

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Elena does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Elena does not have any party roles

Previous roles

Elena has had 9 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

26 June 2024 - 20 November 2024

Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Substitute Member

29 March 2023 - 06 February 2024

Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy

Scottish Government

03 November 2022 - 29 March 2023

Minister for Community Safety

Scottish Government

27 January 2022 - 03 November 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Convener

27 January 2022 - 03 November 2022

conveners group

Member

25 January 2022 - 27 January 2022

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

22 June 2021 - 24 January 2022

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Deputy Convener

01 December 2021 - 24 January 2022

Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Member

17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021

Local Government Housing and Planning Committee

Member

Register of interests

Elena's register of interests

MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.

Here is the register for Elena Whitham. The date of their initial statement was 02 June 2021.

Remuneration and related undertaking

Until 5 May 2022 I was a councillor at East Ayrshire Council (of Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, KA3 7BU). I spent approximately 15 hours a week on the role and received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. I donated my councillor salary, after deductions and taxes, to charities within my ward for the duration of my term. [Registered 31 August 2021, Amended interest 10 May 2022]

Until 24 June 2021 I was Depute Leader of East Ayrshire Council (of Council Headquarters, London Road, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, KA3 7BU). I spent approximately 20 hours a week on this role and received remuneration of between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. I donated this salary, after deductions and taxes, to charities within my ward. [Amended interest 31 August 2021]

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a member of the Humanist Society of Scotland. [Registered 29 April 2024]

I am a Board member of the Simon Community Scotland's Connect Hub for Women. [Registered 25 October 2024]

I am a member of Women for Independence.

I am currently a member of the 16th Ayrshire Scout Group.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Elena Whitham has said in Parliament

These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Housing Emergency

Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "Homelessness is a terrible symptom of the housing emergency, which is actually a people emergency. People who have grown up in poverty, who have already experienced severe disadvantage and discrimination, are the most impacted…

Chamber meeting date: 21 May 2025

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

2. Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish child abuse inquiry. (S6O-04673)"

Chamber meeting date: 20 May 2025

Climate Change Plan Monitoring Report 2025

Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "Can the cabinet secretary outline what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support investment in renewables, particularly through the 2025-26 Scottish budget…

Chamber meeting date: 20 May 2025

Radio Teleswitch Service Switch-off

Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "I thank Beatrice Wishart for bringing this important and urgent debate to the chamber, and I fully support her motion…

Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Elena Whitham (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (SNP): "I speak today not just as a member of the Scottish Parliament and an unapologetic European but as someone who knows deeply and personally the cost of disconnection—disconnection from community and kin, from opportunity, from progress and from partnership. That is the true cost that Scotland is paying as a result of Brexit—a Brexit that we did not…

Votes

How Elena Whitham has voted in Parliament

Find out how Elena Whitham has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Elena Whitham has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-37742

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that four horses died after running in the Scottish Grand National, and what measures are taken to ensure the welfare of horses."

Answer expected on 2 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37700

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the consultation on fisheries management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and priority marine features outside MPAs."

Answer expected on 30 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04673

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry."

Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37141

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 24 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to assess the impact on patients of any geographical variation between NHS boards in accessing Scottish Medicines Consortium-approved therapies for those with advanced or complex Parkinson’s disease."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 8 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04652

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what further action it can take in the current parliamentary session to tackle abuse against women and girls."

Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37140

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of Scottish Medicines Consortium-approved therapies for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37139

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to reduce any barriers for patients with advanced or complex Parkinson’s disease to access Scottish Medicines Consortium-approved treatments."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37142

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any financial or service constraints that impact on patients with advanced or complex Parkinson’s disease accessing Scottish Medicines Consortium-approved treatments."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04634

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle any racism in Scotland’s housing and homelessness systems."

Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04602

Asked by: Whitham, Elena, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the measures that it is taking to support households to reduce emissions and energy costs."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2025

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