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Tweed, Evelyn

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Tweed, Evelyn
MSP profile

Tweed, Evelyn

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Stirling

Politically, you're most like Torrance, David SNP — similarity 85.7/100.

Divisions voted in
1,146
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
95.4%
55 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
271
114 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,024
348 chamber · 676 committee
Allowances claimed
£112,010
749 transactions
Motion success

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

Lodged
271
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
271
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. Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. Stood down from Stirling (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    19 Jun 2025
  6. Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    19 Jun 2025
  7. Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    22 Jan 2025
  8. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    15 Jan 2025
  9. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2024
  10. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    12 Nov 2024
  11. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Deputy Convener
    19 Jun 2024
  12. Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    19 Jun 2024
  13. Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    18 Jun 2024
  14. Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  15. Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    06 Mar 2024
  16. Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    06 Mar 2024
  17. Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    09 Nov 2023
  18. Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    09 Nov 2023
  19. Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    05 Sep 2023
  20. Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    05 Sep 2023
  21. Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2023
  22. Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    18 Apr 2023
  23. Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    31 Aug 2021
  24. Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  25. Started representing Stirling
    06 May 2021
  26. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Will all the guidance be updated, given the current situation?
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    I will pick up on a question that I asked the previous panel about how we can simplify the system. Some businesses operate across different local authorities. …
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    I do not.
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    That is depressing, but thank you.
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    So if I was a business owner with properties across a number of local authorities, the reliefs that would be available to me would have different names.
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
MSP & staff travel £417 £1,181 −£764
Edinburgh accommodation £4,902 £6,403 −£1,501
Engagement costs £3,639 £5,809 −£2,170
Office costs £5,589 £7,961 −£2,372
Registered interests

110 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I registered as a Director of May Murray LLP in April 2024. As of 16 February 2025, I have not carried out any active work for this company. [Registered 16 February 2025]
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I registered as a Director of May Murray LLP in April 2024. As of 16 February 2025, I have not carried out any active work for this company. The company was dissolved on 27 January 2026. [Registered …
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Reg…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Reg…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Reg…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Reg…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I took part in an MSP survey and for completing it, a donation was made to a charity nominated by me. A payment for £105 was made payable to Action in Mind in Stirling and issued by PA Advocacy. [Reg…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    From 6 September 2023, I am a director of Scotland’s Future Forum Limited. This is an unremunerated position. [Registered 14 September 2023]
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Stirling · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)