# UK Parliament Members Scraper (Commons & Lords) (`compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper`) Actor Extract every current and historical UK Parliament Member via the official Members API. Filter by House (Commons or Lords), party, constituency, name, or post code. Returns contact details, parties, election history, and biography fields. - **URL**: https://apify.com/compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Compute Edge](https://apify.com/compute-edge) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## UK Parliament Members Scraper (Commons & Lords) Extract current and historical Members of the UK Parliament from the official **Members API** (members-api.parliament.uk). Returns names, party, constituency, House, gender, membership dates, and profile photos. Filter by House (Commons or Lords), party, name, or post code — the API can map any UK post code to its current Commons MP. ### Features - Official UK Parliament Members API — no scraping of HTML. - Filter by House (Commons / Lords), name substring, post code, party. - Current members only (default) or full historical list. - Pagination handled automatically. - Returns 600+ Commons MPs and 800+ Lords peers. ### Output fields | Field | Description | |---|---| | memberId | Unique Parliament ID | | nameDisplayAs / nameFullTitle | Display name + honorifics | | gender | Member gender | | party / partyAbbreviation | Current party | | house | Commons or Lords | | constituency | Commons constituency (Lords = `null`) | | membershipStart / membershipEndDate | Tenure | | membershipStatus | Active / Former | | thumbnailUrl | Member portrait | | profileUrl | Official profile page | ### Tutorial — How to scrape UK MPs 1. (Optional) Set **Name** to search (e.g., 'Starmer'). 2. (Optional) Choose **House**: Commons (lower) or Lords (upper). 3. (Optional) Enter a **Post Code** like `SW1A 0AA` to find that constituency's current MP. 4. (Optional) Set **Party**: 'Labour', 'Conservative', 'Liberal Democrat', etc. 5. Toggle **Current Members Only** off to include historical members. 6. **Run** — results stream to dataset. ### Pricing Per-result. Lightweight API, runs cost a fraction of a cent. ### Use cases - **Government affairs / public affairs** — build up-to-date MP contact and party lists. - **Journalism** — quickly pull all MPs from a party or in a region. - **Civic tech** — map post codes to MPs for constituent-engagement apps. - **Research** — analyze party composition and membership change over time. ### FAQ **Q: Is this official?** Yes — the Members API is published by the UK Parliament. **Q: Does it include email addresses?** No — emails require a separate Contact endpoint and are subject to Parliament's published contact rules. **Q: How fresh is the data?** Real-time — sourced live from members-api.parliament.uk. ### Legal Data is published by the UK Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This Actor uses official, public endpoints. # Actor input Schema ## `name` (type: `string`): Filter by member name (substring match). ## `house` (type: `string`): Filter by House. 'Commons', 'Lords', or blank for both. ## `party` (type: `string`): Filter by party name (e.g., 'Labour', 'Conservative', 'Liberal Democrat', 'Scottish National Party'). ## `postCode` (type: `string`): Find the Commons MP whose constituency contains this UK post code (e.g., 'SW1A 0AA'). ## `currentOnly` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, only currently sitting members. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of members to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "name": "", "house": "", "party": "", "postCode": "", "currentOnly": true, "maxResults": 100 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=compute-edge/uk-parliament-members-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "UK Parliament Members Scraper (Commons & Lords)", "description": "Extract every current and historical UK Parliament Member via the official Members API. Filter by House (Commons or Lords), party, constituency, name, or post code. 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'Commons', 'Lords', or blank for both.", "default": "" }, "party": { "title": "Party", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by party name (e.g., 'Labour', 'Conservative', 'Liberal Democrat', 'Scottish National Party').", "default": "" }, "postCode": { "title": "Post Code", "type": "string", "description": "Find the Commons MP whose constituency contains this UK post code (e.g., 'SW1A 0AA').", "default": "" }, "currentOnly": { "title": "Current Members Only", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, only currently sitting members.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of members to return.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```