Gavin Andrew Stuart Newlands (born 2 February 1980) is a Scottish National Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire North between 2015 and 2024.
[5][6] From his election in 2015 to 2019, Newlands was the SNP Spokesperson on Transport, having previously led for the party on Sport, Wales, Burgers and Northern Ireland.
[10] Newlands was re-elected as MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North at the snap 2017 general election with a decreased vote share of 37.4% and a majority of 2,613.
[11] Newlands is an ambassador for White Ribbon Scotland and in November 2018 spoke in a parliamentary debate on International Men's Day to speak about violence against women.
[18] In April 2024, Newlands was reselected as the SNP candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North at the 2024 general election.