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UK Parliament Members Scraper
parseforge/members-uk-parliament-scraper
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Scrapes UK Parliament members from the official directory. Returns name, house, party, gender, status, constituency, and optional biography and contact details.
- Total users
- 2
- Monthly active
- 1
- Total runs
- 109
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- 12 days ago
Overview
UK Parliament Members Scraper
Scrape every UK MP and peer from the official Parliament directory, with biography and contact details. Filter by house, party, gender, status, or constituency, and export clean rows to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
The UK Parliament website lists every current and former MP and peer, but browsing it member by member is slow and the data is not exportable. This Actor reads the public directory directly, applies your filters as it goes, and returns each match in one fixed schema. No API key or registration is needed.
| Who uses it | What they scrape UK Parliament for |
|---|---|
| Public affairs consultants | Build a current list of MPs and peers for stakeholder mapping |
| Journalists and researchers | Pull contact details and committee roles for a story |
| NGOs and campaigners | Identify MPs by constituency or party for targeted outreach |
| Data analysts | Create a structured dataset of Parliament membership over time |
| Academic researchers | Study representation by gender, party, or chamber |
What it does
This Actor collects UK Parliament members by name, house, party, gender, status, or constituency, and returns each one as a flat row with optional biography and contact details.
- 🏛️ Both chambers: House of Commons MPs and House of Lords peers, together or separately.
- 🔍 Flexible filters: name substring, party, gender, current or former status, and constituency.
- 📇 Detailed profiles: optional biography, committees, posts, and contact details per member.
- 📊 Structured output: one flat row per member, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with UK Parliament data
🗳️ Build a stakeholder map.
A public affairs team runs the Actor with house=Commons and party filters to get a current list of MPs with contact details for outreach.
📰 Research a story.
A journalist filters by constituency to find the local MP and pulls their biography and committee roles for background.
📈 Track representation.
An academic researcher collects all members with gender and party to analyse diversity in Parliament over time.
📋 Update a CRM.
An NGO runs the Actor weekly with membershipStatus=current to refresh their database of MPs and peers.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| Official source | Data comes straight from the UK Parliament public directory |
| No API limits | Reads the public pages directly, no key or rate limit to manage |
| Historical coverage | Includes former members, not current ones |
| Rich enrichment | Optional biography and contact details per member |
How it compares
This Actor offers the same core directory data as the other UK Parliament scraper, with the added option to enrich each member with biography and contact details.
| Feature | ParseForge | UK Parliament Members Scraper - MP and Peer Data |
|---|---|---|
| Name, party, house, status, dates, gender, thumbnail | Yes | Yes |
| Constituency filter | Yes | Not listed |
| Biography and contact details | Yes | Not listed |
| Former members included | Yes | Not listed |
| Party filter | Yes | Not listed |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor with a name substring, house, party, gender, membership status, or constituency, and filters run as each member is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
{
"maxItems": 10
}
A larger pull:
{
"maxItems": 200
}
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.031 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $3.10 |
| 1,000 results | $31.00 |
| 10,000 results | $310.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the UK Parliament Members Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to UK Parliament through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/members-uk-parliament-scraper"
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting no results?
Check your filters. The name and constituency fields are substring matches, so a typo or overly specific value can return nothing. Try clearing filters or broadening the substring.
Why is the run slow?
If 'Fetch Detailed Profile' is enabled, the Actor makes an extra request per member. Disable it for a faster run, or reduce 'Maximum members'.
Why are some fields empty?
Not all members have every field populated on the Parliament website. For example, Lords do not have a constituency, and some former members may lack contact details.
Can I get only current MPs?
Yes. Set 'Current or Former' to 'Currently sitting members' and 'House' to 'House of Commons (MPs)'.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does this include the House of Lords? | Yes. Set the House filter to 'House of Lords (peers)' to get only peers, or leave it on 'Both Houses' to get MPs and peers together. |
| Can I get former members? | Yes. The 'Current or Former' filter defaults to 'All (current + former)', so historical members are included unless you restrict it. |
| What does 'Fetch Detailed Profile' do? | When enabled, the Actor makes an extra request per member to retrieve their biography, committees, posts, and contact details. It is slower but gives a much richer record. |
| How do I filter by constituency? | Use the 'Constituency Substring' field. It only applies to House of Commons members and matches any part of the constituency name. |
| Is there a rate limit? | No. The Actor reads the public Parliament directory directly, so there is no API key or rate limit to manage. |
| What format is the output? | Each member is returned as a flat row. You can export the dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from Apify. |
| Can I filter by party? | Yes. The Party filter includes all major parties, crossbench, bishops, and non-affiliated peers. |
| Does it include contact details? | Only if you enable 'Fetch Detailed Profile'. The basic run returns name, house, party, gender, status, and constituency. |
| How many members can I collect? | You can set 'Maximum members' up to 1,000,000 per run. The full directory is around 1,400 current members plus former ones. |
| Is the data up to date? | The Actor reads the live Parliament website, so it reflects the current directory at the time of the run. |
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Browse the full ParseForge collection for more scrapers.
🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.
⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by UK Parliament. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
Input
| Field | Type | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | Substring match on the member's display name. Leave empty to browse all members. | not set |
| house | string (3 options) | Restrict to one chamber. Default returns both. | not set |
| party | string (21 options) | Restrict to a single party. | not set |
| gender | string (3 options) | Filter by recorded gender. | not set |
| membershipStatus | string (3 options) | Filter to currently sitting members, former members, or include both. Defaults to 'all' so historical members are included. | all |
| constituency | string | Substring match on the Commons constituency name (ignored for Lords). | not set |
| fetchDetails | boolean | When enabled, makes an extra request per member to retrieve biography (committees, posts, representations) and contact details. Slower but much richer output. | true |
| maxItems | integer | How many members to collect per run. | 10 |
Pricing
from $23.25 per 1,000 results
| Charged for | What it is | Price each |
|---|---|---|
| result | Single result in the default dataset. | $0.02325 to $0.031 |
Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.
API
One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~members-uk-parliament-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"helloWorld": 123
}' Examples
Input that runs as-is.
{
"helloWorld": 123
} Reviews
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Issues
We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.
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