{{Short description|Conservative political party in Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox political party | name = Scottish Family Party | abbreviation = SFP | logo = | logo_size = | colorcode = #2a4b84 | leader = | leader1_title = Founder | leader1_name = Richard Lucas | leader2_title = Leader | leader2_name = Richard Lucas | leader3_title = Chairman | leader3_name = Leo Lanahan<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2020 |title=Remember the taxpayer funded adult movie? Culture Capture. Consent to torture. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IziRuiQPnJc |access-date=29 January 2025 |author=Scottish Family Party |via=YouTube}}</ref> | foundation = {{Start date and age|2017|7}} | headquarters = 272 Bath Street<br />[[Glasgow]]<br />Scotland<br />G2 4JR | registered = {{Start date and age|2017|09|11|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/PP6380|title=View registration|publisher=The Electoral Commission}}</ref> | position = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]<ref name="Jo Cox" /><ref name="NorthernTimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/north-west-sutherland-man-is-list-candidate-for-scottish-family-party-in-holyrood-election-230121/|title=North west Sutherland man is list candidate for Scottish Family Party in Holyrood election|last=McMorran|first=Caroline|date=7 March 2021|work=Northern Times|accessdate=6 November 2022}}</ref> | ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap| |[[Christian right]]<ref name="shameful"/> |[[Social conservatism]]<ref name="TheBBCSocialConservatism">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56745667|title=Scottish election 2021: Family Party propose council tax cuts for parents|date=14 April 2021|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> |[[Anti-abortion]]<ref name="shameful"/><ref name="May2021ElectionsBBC"/> |[[Anti-LGBT]]<ref name="manifesto">{{cite web|url=https://scottishfamily.org/manifesto|title=Manifesto|publisher=Scottish Family Party}}</ref><ref name="AntiLGBTNational"/>}} | seats1_title = [[Scottish Parliament]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|129}} | seats2_title = [[Local government in Scotland]] | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|1227}} | country = Scotland | country2 = the United Kingdom | website = {{URL|https://scottishfamily.org/}} | colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Scottish Family Party}}}} Blue }} The '''Scottish Family Party''' ('''SFP''') is a minor [[socially conservative]] political party in [[Scotland]].<ref name="TheBBCSocialConservatism"/> It was formed in 2017<ref name="May2021ElectionsBBC">{{Cite news |date=26 April 2022 |title=Scottish Family Party to focus on education in council elections |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-61221446 |access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref> and is led by former [[UK Independence Party|UKIP]] member<ref name="Lanarkshire" /><ref name="NorthernTimes"/> and registered teacher<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mygtcs.gtcs.org.uk/home/search-the-register-public.aspx |title=Search the Register |work=MyGTCS |publisher=General Teaching Council for Scotland |accessdate=2 November 2024}}</ref> '''Richard Lucas'''.
When launched in 2017, the SFP said its "central goal" was to gain election to the [[Scottish Parliament]] and "to fill the void" left behind by the current parties and their abandoning of "[[Judeo-Christian]]-inspired values of traditional [[Western culture|Western civilisation]]".<ref name="Jo Cox">{{cite news |last=Learmonth |first=Andrew |date=19 August 2017 |title=New 'Scottish Family Party' leader defends Jo Cox joke and comparison of same-sex marriage and incest |language=en |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/15483217.new-scottish-family-party-leader-defends-jo-cox-joke-and-comparison-of-same-sex-marriage-and-incest/ |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> According to party leader Richard Lucas, they intend to be the party "to confront the cosy Holyrood consensus, interrupting the monochrome virtue-signalling that currently passes for debate in many areas".<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15479357.agenda-confronting-cosy-holyrood-consensus/|title=Agenda: Confronting the cosy Holyrood consensus|last=Lucas|first=Richard|date=18 August 2017|website=The Herald|access-date=20 August 2020|language=en}}</ref> It also aims to be "pro-family, pro-marriage, pro-life, pro-freedom of speech, anti-identity politics, that values the complementary contributions of men and women and recommends schools refocus on education instead of social engineering, radical [[anti-gender movement|gender ideology]] and political moulding".<ref name=":2" />
The SFP contested their first seats in the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 UK general election]], and also fielded candidates at the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]] and the [[2022 Scottish local elections]], but has never won any seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Known candidates for each ballot in the UK Parliament elections |url=https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/elections/parl.2019-12-12/ |accessdate=1 December 2019 |publisher=Democracy Club Candidates}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Elliards |first=Xander |date=10 November 2022 |title='Disgusting': Scottish Family Party plans protest at Sandyford Clinic |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23116281.disgusting-scottish-family-party-plans-protest-sandyford-clinic/ |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>
In 2026, the party introduced a [[chatbot]] to summarise its political views and measures it seeks to implement.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-family-party-launches-a-chatbot-5617742 |title=Scottish Family Party launches a chatbot |last=Kelly |first=Paul |date=3 March 2026 |access-date=18 April 2026 |work=The Southern Reporter |location=Selkirk}}</ref>
== Party ideology and policy == === Family policy === The SFP believes that 'Strong families make for a strong nation' and has proposals to help families with their finances such as giving cash in lieu of free nursery provision to those families who chose to have one parent not work and look after their children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=supporting families| url=https://scottishfamily.org/manifesto | access-date=9 November 2024 }}</ref> The party thinks that married couples should be assessed for income tax as a family rather than as individuals, with tax allowances fully transferable between each spouse.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scottish Family Party: Manifesto promotes marriage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cerrmndgnv9o |date=19 June 2024 |publisher=BBC }}</ref>
The SFP argues in favour of more autonomy for families and demands "an end to the ignoring of [[underage sex]]". The party would seek to have illegal underage sexual relations acted against rather than ignored by the police.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Supporting Families – Family Autonomy |url=https://scottishfamily.org/policies/supporting-families/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211058/https://scottishfamily.org/policies/supporting-families/family-autonomy/ |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The SFP is against "vaguely defined" domestic abuse laws and believes people should be treated equally in this regardless of whether they are male or female. SFP recognises marriage as a "a solemn, lifelong commitment",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting Families – Family Relationships |url=https://scottishfamily.org/policies/supporting-families/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024210825/https://scottishfamily.org/policies/supporting-families/family-relationships/ |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |website=Scottish Family Party}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Amery |first=Rachel |date=13 April 2021 |title=Scottish Election 2021: Your guide to the country's smaller political parties |work=The Courier |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/2130103/scottish-election-2021-your-guide-to-the-countrys-smaller-political-parties/ |accessdate=1 June 2022}}</ref> and claims that "civil partnerships for heterosexual couples will further undermine the culture of marriage".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://scottishfamily.org/manifesto#family-relationships |title= Supporting families |website= scottishfamily.org |publisher= Scottish Family Party |access-date= 24 February 2024}}</ref> The SFP does not support the use of NHS resources for any fertility-related treatment apart from for a man and woman in a long-term stable relationship.<ref name="scottishfamily.org"/>
The party opposes same-sex marriage and advocates heterosexual marriage as being necessary for stable family life.<ref>{{cite web |date= 19 February 2026 |title= CASE FILE: Scottish Family Party |url= https://hopenothate.org.uk/case-files-scottish-family-party/ |website= [[Hope not Hate]] |access-date= 29 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="i567">{{cite web | title='Stable marriage' the priority for Scottish Family Party | website=BBC News | date=2026-04-29 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglp2141kwgo | access-date=2026-04-30}}</ref>
=== Opposition to abortion and assisted suicide === [[File:Scottish Family Party, April 2025 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Richard Lucas (right) and deputy leader Phil Holden filming at a "pro-life chain" in April 2025]] The SFP describes itself as pro-life, opposing both [[abortion]] and [[assisted suicide]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SPUC's key takeaways from Scottish Family Party Manifesto 2024 |url=https://www.spuc.org.uk/Article/385681/SPUCs-key-takeaways-from-Scottish-Family-Party-Manifesto-2024 |accessdate= 9 November 2024}}</ref> The party wants to ban abortion except when the woman's life is in danger.<ref>{{cite news |date= 19 June 2024 |title= Scottish Family Party: Manifesto promotes marriage |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cerrmndgnv9o |work= BBC News |access-date= 29 April 2026}}</ref> During a protest at a [[sexual health clinic]] in [[Sandyford, Glasgow]] in March 2023, Lucas branded abortion providers at the clinic "killers".<ref>{{Cite web |last=McEwen |first=Alan |date=2023-03-03 |title=Sexual health clinic branded 'killers' by Scots extremist group leader |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/sexual-health-clinic-branded-killers-29356360 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> The party has also spread misinformation on the issue of abortion, such as in April 2026 by distributing flyers making an inaccurate claim about foetuses.<ref>{{cite news |last= Templeton |first= Beth |date= 23 April 2026 |title= Backlash over Scottish election flyer's 'abortion misinformation' |url= https://www.thenational.scot/news/26047420.scottish-family-party-backlash-party-campaign-leaflet/ |work= [[The National (Scotland)]] |access-date= 29 April 2026 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260423154909/https://www.thenational.scot/news/26047420.scottish-family-party-backlash-party-campaign-leaflet/ |archive-date= 23 April 2026}}</ref>
=== Education === The SFP believes that education should increase its focus on "traditional focuses" of "discipline, knowledge, formal teaching, and objective testing."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Reforming Education – Schools |url=https://scottishfamily.org/policies/reforming-education/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024204821/https://scottishfamily.org/policies/reforming-education/schools/ |archive-date=24 October 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |website=Scottish Family Party |language=en-GB}}</ref> They argue against the [[Curriculum for Excellence]] as it, "elevates subjective learner experience over teaching, undermining the intellectual authority of teachers, and uses student motivation and enjoyment as the measure of what is worth knowing".<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" />
Lucas has spoken out against [[rainbow flags]] being displayed in schools.<ref name="Lanarkshire">{{cite news |last=Geddes |first=Jonathan |date=14 April 2022 |title=Political party standing in Lanarkshire accused of 'extremist' right wing views |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/lanarkshire/political-party-standing-lanarkshire-accused-26687816 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> The party is opposed to the inclusion of certain content in [[sex education]] such as [[Sexual and gender minorities|LGBTQ-inclusive]] and [[pornographic]] topics.<ref name=":1" /> It supports education that includes the promotion of [[family planning]] and [[Teetotalism|abstinence from alcohol use]].<ref name=":1" />
In February 2020, the SFP submitted a complaint concerning a HappyFest event that celebrated LGBT+ arts (including [[Drag (clothing)|drag]], theatre, poetry, dance, and music) at Dunbar Grammar School in [[East Lothian]], as part of [[LGBT History Month]]. The party claimed that the event promoted "a philosophy of gender fluidity that is confusing and dangerous to young people" and that "the drag scene is often associated with less than positive values".<ref name=":5">{{cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=Council depends HappyFest after anti-LGBT campaigners attack Dunbar Grammar School event |url=https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/18234178.happyfest-defended-anti-lgbt-campaigners-attack-event/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=East Lothian Courier |language=en}}</ref> A spokesperson rejected the complaints, stating that the event was run "to raise awareness and challenge prejudice."<ref name=":5" />
=== Other social issues === The SFP believes the [[gender pay gap]] is by and large a reflection of personal choices and the natural differences between men and women, and no government action is required to address it.<ref name="scottishfamily.org">{{Cite web| title=Our vision for a better Scotland | year=2021 | url=https://scottishfamily.org/downloads/SFP-Manifesto-2021.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416174849/https://scottishfamily.org/downloads/SFP-Manifesto-2021.pdf | archive-date=2021-04-16}}</ref>
In October and December 2022, the party held protests at the Scottish Parliament opposing [[Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill|reform to the Gender Recognition Act]].<ref name="AntiLGBTNational">{{cite news |last=Garton-Crosbie |first=Abbi |date=27 October 2022 |title=Anti-LGBT protesters at Scottish Parliament drowned out by chants of 'trans joy' |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23082801.anti-lgbt-protesters-scottish-parliament-drowned-chants-trans-joy/ |access-date=8 January 2023 |work=The National}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Simons |first=Ned |date=22 December 2022 |title=UK Government Could Try And Block Scotland's Gender Recognition Bill |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/uk-government-could-try-and-block-scotlands-gender-recognition-bill_uk_63a47902e4b098c9b206a9ad |access-date=8 January 2023 |work=The Huffington Post}}</ref>
== Controversies == {{criticism section|date=March 2026}} === Comments, arguments and opinions === In August 2017, Lucas was criticised for suggesting that the arguments used to justify same-sex marriage could equally be used to justify incest.<ref name="Jo Cox" /> Additionally, he denied allegations that he had posted a joke about the [[murder of Jo Cox]] shortly after her death, saying he had instead been criticising others who were seeking to use her murder as a reason to vote [[Remain campaign|Remain]].<ref name="Jo Cox" />
In February 2021, having previously criticised [[Ruth Davidson]] in a [[YouTube]] broadcast for seeking to have a "fatherless child", the [[General Teaching Council for Scotland]] cleared Lucas of misconduct and allowed him to remain a registered teacher.<ref>{{cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Mark |date=17 February 2021 |title=Head of Robert Gordon's College says Ruth Davidson teacher 'unfit' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/head-of-robert-gordons-college-says-ruth-davidson-teacher-unfit-zfgbjdrtd |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2023 |work=The Times |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrick |first=Philip |date=2021-02-25 |title=The cautionary tale of the Christian teacher who criticised Ruth Davidson |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-cautionary-tale-of-the-christian-teacher-who-criticised-ruth-davidson/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Spectator}}</ref>
On 29 August 2022, the SFP tweeted a picture of [[Scottish First Minister]] [[Nicola Sturgeon]] outside [[Auschwitz]], with a cartoon thought bubble reading: "There should have been a [[buffer zone]] around this place". [[Scottish Greens|Green]] MSP [[Gillian Mackay]], responsible for the Act that created buffer zones around [[abortion clinic]]s targeted by anti-abortion protesters, described the meme as "crass, insensitive and shameful" and that "even by [the SFP's] standards, this is appalling".<ref name="shameful">{{cite news |author=Herald Scotland Online |date=29 August 2022 |title=Scottish Family Party blasted for 'shameful' holocaust 'joke' |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/20832581.scottish-family-party-blasted-shameful-holocaust-joke/ |accessdate=13 September 2022 |work=The Herald}}</ref>
SFP was referenced in the 2022 [[Hope not Hate]] 'State of Hate Report' claiming that the party spread an increasing amount of anti-trans and anti-LGBT+ campaign material and content on its social media, arguing that "[[Transgender ideology|transgender ideology]] is damaging and confusing children". The party would seek to repeal the new smacking ban legislation, since it believes that the previous legislation was adequate to protect children; and it opposes the [[UN Convention on the Rights of the Child]], saying that it undermines the rights of parents. The SFP also opposes hate crime legislation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2021 |title=STATE OF HATE 2021 – Backlash, Conspiracies & Confrontation |url=https://hopenothate.org.uk/2021/02/20/state-of-hate-2021-backlash-conspiracies-and-confrontation/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=HOPE not hate}}</ref>
It has been alleged that Lucas spreads misinformation about the sexual health curriculum in schools. One teacher spoke to ''[[The National (Scotland)|The National]]'' newspaper, linking SFP rhetoric to abuse of LGBT+ teachers and to incidents of teachers being called perverts or groomers in the street, abused as "paedophiles" over the phone, or in the case of some LGBT+ teachers, "forced out of the profession altogether".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23168364.row-women-scotland-director-appearing-festival-hate/|title=Row over For Women Scotland director appearing at 'festival of hate'|last=Elliards|first=Xander|date=4 December 2022|website=The National|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
=== Alleged breach of electoral law ===
According to ''[[The Ferret (news)|The Ferret]]'', Lucas was revealed on 27 July 2020 to have breached electoral law by failing to submit a record before the deadline of his personal campaign spending after running in the 2019 general election – he had provided information to the Electoral Commission but not the local returning officer for the constituency he contested.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mann |first=Jamie |date=27 July 2020 |title=Revealed: Scottish Family Party leader breached electoral law |url=https://theferret.scot/scottish-family-party-leader-breached-electoral-law/ |accessdate=20 May 2022 |work=The Ferret}}</ref>
=== Alleged links to far-right organisations === In January 2023, ''[[The Ferret (website)|The Ferret]]'' reported that SFP leader Richard Lucas was interviewed by Simon Crane, a prominent member of the [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[hate group]] [[Patriotic Alternative]] (PA) in Scotland. PA had been targeted by the UK government counter-terrorism strategy. Crane also interviewed SFP member and activist Niall Fraser. Lucas said Crane used to be a member of the Scottish Family Party (SFP), but left "after discussions with myself led him to the conclusion that PA reflected his ethno-nationalist political stance while the SFP did not". Lucas added that he takes "any opportunity to present the SFP to a new audience" and would "probably" speak to PA again.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theferret.scot/scottish-family-party-leader-far-right-interview/ |date=19 January 2023 |last=Mann |first=Jamie |title=Scottish Family Party leader slammed for far right interview |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=The Ferret |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In March 2023, ''[[PinkNews]]'' described the group as "far-right" due to plans to "brick up" the Sandyford Clinic in Glasgow in a protest against gender affirming care.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hansford |first=Amelia |date=1 March 2023 |title='Far-right' group planning to 'brick up' UK clinic over trans care and abortion |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/01/scottish-family-party-sandyford-clinic-trans/ |access-date=28 March 2024 |website=PinkNews}}</ref>
Fraser announced in late August 2023 that he would be contesting [[Margaret Ferrier]]'s MP seat in [[Rutherglen and Hamilton West]]. According to the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'', "Fraser appeared on a podcast by neo-Nazi group [[Homeland (group)|Homeland]] on which he described [[COVID-19]] as "bogus" and said: "I didn't follow any [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdowns]]." Georgie Laming, campaign director of the advocacy group [[Hope not Hate]], said: "Niall Fraser and the Scottish Family Party say they're standing up for traditional family values, however the truth is very sinister. We've found they're cosying up to [[Fascism|fascist]] group Homeland".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodger |first=Hannah |date=3 September 2023 |title=Extremist who told the First Minister to f**k off now wants to be an MP |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/extremist-who-heckled-first-minister-30849057 |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=tabloid|date=March 2026}}
== Electoral history == ===2019 general election=== The SFP fielded two candidates in the 2019 United Kingdom general election: Liam McKechnie won 0.4% of the vote in [[Dunbartonshire East]], and Richard Lucas won 0.7% of the vote in [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye & Lochaber]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019 |title=2019 General Election: Scottish Family Party |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-uk-general-election-results/parties/scottish-family-party/#xj4y7vzkg |access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref> ===2021 Scottish Parliament and 2022 local elections=== The party contested the [[2021 Scottish Parliament election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-election-2021-who-are-the-20-smaller-parties-running-for-holyrood-including-scottish-family-party-abolish-the-scottish-parliament-party-and-alba-3226016|title=The 20 smaller parties running in the Scottish Election including Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party and Alba|last=Brown|first=Hannah|date=5 May 2021|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> They then received 2,734 constituency votes and 16,085 list votes, but won no seats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sturge |first=Georgina |date=18 May 2021 |title=Scottish Parliament Elections: 2021 |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9230/CBP-9230.pdf |website=House of Commons Library |series=Briefing Paper Number CBP9230}}</ref> It also contested the [[2022 Scottish local elections]], fielding 84 candidates<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/politics/council/election-2022-scottish-family-party-contests-14-wards-across-fife-3677269|title=Election 2022: Scottish Family Party contests 14 wards across Fife|last=Crow|first=Alan|date=2 May 2022|work=Fife Today}}</ref><ref name="May2021ElectionsBBC" /> and gaining 6,857 first-preference votes (0.4% of the total vote) but again winning no seats.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotbox.scot/le22-headline-results|title=LE22: The Headline Results|date=7 May 2022|publisher=Ballot Box Scotland}}</ref> ===2023 Rutherglen by-election and 2024 general election=== Niall Fraser, who had previously stood as an [[All for Unity]] candidate at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, ran as the SFP candidate in the [[2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Who is standing in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election?|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66395472|work = BBC News|date = 12 September 2023|access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = By-Election Preview: Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament) 5th of October 2023|url = https://ballotbox.scot/preview-rhw/|website = Ballot Box Scotland|date = 12 September 2023|access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref>He polled 319 votes (1%), finishing seventh.<ref>{{cite web|title = Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election - October 2023|url = https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3917|website = UK Parliament|access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref>
At the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], the party fielded candidates in sixteen constituencies.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=2024 General Election: Scottish Family Party |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-uk-election-results/parties/scottish-family-party/|access-date=July 13, 2024}}</ref> Their best result was in [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]], finishing seventh with 2.9% of votes cast and beating the Liberal Democrats into eighth place. They received 5,425 votes in total, finishing 9th overall in vote share in Scotland.
===2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election=== Andy Brady was the Family Party candidate for the [[2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election]], held due to the death of [[Christina McKelvie]], an MSP for the SNP.<ref>{{cite news|title = Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election: Who are the candidates?|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rpjw32rrwo|work = BBC News|date = 27 May 2025|access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref> He finished eighth with 0.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|title = By-Election Result: Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse|url = https://ballotbox.scot/result-hls/|website = Ballot Box Scotland|date = 7 June 2025|access-date = 23 August 2025}}</ref>
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===Scottish Parliament=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |- ! rowspan="2"| Election ! colspan="3"| Regional ! rowspan="2"| Total seats ! rowspan="2"| +/– ! rowspan="2"| Rank ! rowspan="2"| Government |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats |- ! [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|2021]] | 16,085 | 0.59 | {{Composition bar|0|56|{{party color|Scottish_Family _Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|0|129|{{party color|Scottish_Family _Party}}}} | bgcolor="lightgrey"| | {{steady}} 9th | {{no|Not in parliament}} |- ! [[2026 Scottish Parliament election|2026]] | 17,136 | 0.75 | {{Composition bar|0|56|{{party color|Scottish_Family _Party}}}} | {{Composition bar|0|129|{{party color|Scottish_Family _Party}}}} | bgcolor="lightgrey"| | {{steady}} 9th | {{no|Not in parliament}} |- |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" ! rowspan="2" |Election ! colspan="2" |By-election ! rowspan="2" |Rank ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! Votes !% |- |- ! [[2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election]] | 219 | 0.8 | {{steady}} 8th | bgcolor="lightgrey" |8th out of 10 candidates |- |}
=== Local elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" ! rowspan="2" |Election ! colspan="2" |Local ! rowspan="2" |Seats ! rowspan="2" |Rank ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- ! Votes !% |- ![[2022 Scottish local elections|2022]] |6,857 |0.4 |{{Composition bar|0|1227|{{party color|Scottish Family Party}}|background-color=#DDDDDD}} |{{steady}} 8th | bgcolor="lightgrey" | |}
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