Adam, Karen

• To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that older people’s hou… Question
  S6O-05711 · 25 Mar 2026
• Deveronvale Community Hub Motion
  S6M-21078 · 12 Mar 2026
• Buckie Big Braw Brew Motion
  S6M-21080 · 12 Mar 2026
• Support for Off-grid Households Facing Rising Heating Oil Costs Motion
  S6M-21079 · 12 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the reliability and ac… Question
  S6O-05631 · 12 Mar 2026
• Friends of Duff House Motion
  S6M-21030 · 10 Mar 2026
• Deveronvale Community Hub's Contribution to Community Wellbeing Motion
  S6M-21031 · 10 Mar 2026
• Mary Duncan Swimming Gala Motion
  S6M-21029 · 10 Mar 2026

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Building A New Scotland: Migration to Scotland after Independence
  14 Nov 2023 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Business Programme
  14 Dec 2022 · they voted Yes, party voted No

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

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

• McKelvie, Christina SNP 100.0% 662 shared
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 99.8% 1,158 shared
• Coffey, Willie SNP 99.8% 1,149 shared
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 99.8% 1,133 shared
• Adam, George SNP 99.8% 1,139 shared
• Robison, Shona SNP 99.8% 1,106 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Cameron, Donald Con 15.4% 579 shared
• Lockhart, Dean Con 16.4% 275 shared
• Kerr, Stephen Con 18.1% 1,066 shared
• White, Tess Con 18.3% 1,049 shared
• Burnett, Alexander Con 18.4% 1,036 shared
• Golden, Maurice Con 18.5% 1,074 shared

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

• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 76.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 80 · topic 25
• Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 74.6
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 78 · topic 22
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 73.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 69 · topic 25
• Nicoll, Audrey SNP 72.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 72 · topic 20
• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 70.8
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 62 · topic 25
• Chapman, Maggie Green 70.6
  vote 86 · co-sponsor 52 · topic 58
• Brown, Siobhian SNP 69.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 52 · topic 25
• McNair, Marie SNP 69.2
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 53 · topic 25

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

• Kidd, Bill SNP 590×
• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 528×
• Sweeney, Paul Lab 526×
• Beattie, Colin SNP 480×
• Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 444×
• Torrance, David SNP 416×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 406×
• Briggs, Miles Con 396×
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 394×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 378×

• Adamson, Clare SNP 1,408×
• Stewart, Kevin SNP 788×
• Thomson, Michelle SNP 714×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 702×
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 602×
• McNair, Marie SNP 554×
• McArthur, Liam LD 502×
• Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 500×
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 478×
• Torrance, David SNP 448×

• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  Over the past five years, in representing Banffshire and Buchan Coast, I have met many older constituents who are deeply worried about the future of such compl…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that older people’s housing, including sheltered housing, is prioritised in local housing pla…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  It is Labour’s reckless decision to continue the energy profits levy, but it was started by the Tories, and it is causing hundreds of job losses. Experts are w…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  12 Mar 2026
  Presiding Officer,“Labour are doing to Aberdeen what Margaret Thatcher did to Middlesbrough, and it’s utterly shameful.”Those are the words and assessment of G…
• General Question Time Chamber
  12 Mar 2026
  A survey that I recently carried out in my constituency of Banffshire and Buchan Coast showed extremely low satisfaction with the local Stagecoach bus services…

Committee

• Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Substitute Member · left 18 Sep 2024
• Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee Convener · left 08 Apr 2026
• Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Member · left 14 Feb 2024
• Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee Member · left 01 Feb 2023
• Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee Member · left 20 Feb 2024

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.

21 total · showing most recent.

• Gifts · 02 Jun 2021
  On 22 and 23 January 2025 I attended the Offshore Wind Conference 2025. My ticket to the conference was valued at £700 and was provided by Scottish Renewables (a trade body representing the renewable…
• Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
  From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by th…
• Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
  From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by th…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2021
  Until 31 May 2021, when I resigned, I was a local authority Councillor for Aberdeenshire Council (of Woodhill House, Westburn Rd, Aberdeen AB16 5GB). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on thi…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2021
  Until 31 May 2021, when I resigned, I was a local authority Councillor for Aberdeenshire Council (of Woodhill House, Westburn Rd, Aberdeen AB16 5GB). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on thi…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2021
  Until 31 May 2021, when I resigned, I was a local authority Councillor for Aberdeenshire Council (of Woodhill House, Westburn Rd, Aberdeen AB16 5GB). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on thi…
• Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2021
  No registrable interests
• Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2021
  No registrable interests

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026

Seats

• Banffshire and Buchan Coast · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Banffshire and Buchan Coast · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)