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Dunbar, Jackie

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Dunbar, Jackie
MSP profile

Dunbar, Jackie

🐑 Most loyal party voter

Politically, you're most like Adam, Karen SNP — similarity 76.1/100.

Divisions voted in
1,183
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
98.5%
18 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
311
156 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,688
596 chamber · 1,092 committee
Allowances claimed
£179,147
647 transactions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
311
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
311
Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

Career arc

Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.

  1. Started representing Aberdeen Donside
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  3. Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. Stood down from Aberdeen Donside (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2025
  8. Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    10 Sep 2025
  9. Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    22 Apr 2025
  10. Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    20 Nov 2024
  11. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Deputy Convener
    13 Nov 2024
  12. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    13 Nov 2024
  13. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    06 Nov 2024
  14. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    06 Nov 2024
  15. Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    06 Nov 2024
  16. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Sep 2024
  17. Left Criminal Justice Committee
    18 Sep 2024
  18. Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2024
  19. Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  20. Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    06 Mar 2024
  21. Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    04 Mar 2024
  22. Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    16 Nov 2023
  23. Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  24. Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  25. Started representing Aberdeen Donside
    06 May 2021
  26. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    As we have seen for months now, the UK Labour Government is determined to lurch further to the right on immigration than even the Tories were when they were in…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of its recently implemented adult social care displaced worker scheme on social care s…
  • Climate Change Plan Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    Ensuring that Scotland can effectively crowd in private investment is an essential part of delivering this plan, not least given the Scottish Government’s limi…
  • Community Sporting Initiatives for Children and Young People Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    For transparency, I should probably put my entry in the register of members’ interests on record, convener. I was a councillor at the time that the George Stre…
  • Community Sporting Initiatives for Children and Young People Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    I believe in bigging up successes. That is why I was asking.
Committee & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Office costs £11,210 £7,961 +£3,249
Engagement costs £8,209 £5,809 +£2,400
MSP & staff travel £1,360 £1,181 +£179
Incidental employment costs £85 £95 −£10
Additional expenses £40 £175 −£135
Edinburgh accommodation £5,532 £6,403 −£871
Registered interests

40 total · showing most recent.

  • Heritable property · 20 May 2021
    I jointly own a semi-detached house in Aberdeen with a market value of between £ £150,001– £200,000. I acquired this property on 30 January 2023. I receive no income from the property. [Registered 2 …
  • Heritable property · 20 May 2021
    I jointly own a semi-detached house in Aberdeen with a market value of between £ £150,001– £200,000. I acquired this property on 30 January 2023. I received no income from the property. From 15 April…
  • Heritable property · 20 May 2021
    [Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 May 2025]
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2021
    I am a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spend around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I receive a salary and use of a mobile phone and lapto…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2021
    I was a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spent around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and lap…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2021
    I was a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spent around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and lap…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2021
    I was a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spent around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and lap…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2021
    I was a Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1FY). I spent around 20-30 hours per week on this role. I received a salary and use of a mobile phone and lap…
Career timeline

Party

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