Fairlie, Jim

• Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill Motion
  S6M-21104 · 24 Mar 2026
• National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [d… Motion
  S6M-20799 · 12 Feb 2026
• Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Fruit and Vegetables) (Misce… Motion
  S6M-20579 · 29 Jan 2026
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - UK Legislation Motion
  S6M-20550 · 28 Jan 2026
• National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order… Motion
  S6M-20454 · 15 Jan 2026
• Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill Motion
  S6M-20388 · 13 Jan 2026
• Animal Health (Fixed Penalty Notices) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft] Motion
  S6M-20214 · 17 Dec 2025
• National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [d… Motion
  S6M-20054 · 08 Dec 2025

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

• Planning
  11 Jun 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
  22 Dec 2022 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
  27 Oct 2022 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes

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

Of the 4 motions that went to a vote, 100.0% were carried.

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

• Adam, George SNP 99.8% 1,093 shared
• Minto, Jenni SNP 99.8% 1,118 shared
• Arthur, Tom SNP 99.8% 1,093 shared
• Dey, Graeme SNP 99.8% 1,110 shared
• Robison, Shona SNP 99.8% 1,068 shared
• Lochhead, Richard SNP 99.8% 970 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Cameron, Donald Con 15.4% 547 shared
• Lockhart, Dean Con 16.4% 269 shared
• Kerr, Stephen Con 18.1% 1,039 shared
• White, Tess Con 18.3% 1,003 shared
• Burnett, Alexander Con 18.5% 990 shared
• Golden, Maurice Con 18.5% 1,032 shared

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

• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 79.8
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Kidd, Bill SNP 78.7
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 15
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 78.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 15
• Adam, Karen SNP 76.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 89 · topic 18
• Torrance, David SNP 76.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 91 · topic 15
• Nicoll, Audrey SNP 76.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 90 · topic 15
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 74.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 83 · topic 15
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 74.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 78 · topic 20

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

• Kidd, Bill SNP 258×
• Sweeney, Paul Lab 255×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 249×
• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 231×
• Torrance, David SNP 207×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 201×
• Nicoll, Audrey SNP 201×
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 195×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 192×
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 189×

• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 69×
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 66×
• Gougeon, Mairi SNP 60×
• Adam, Karen SNP 57×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 48×
• Hyslop, Fiona SNP 48×
• Grahame, Christine SNP 45×
• Smith, Liz Con 42×
• Torrance, David SNP 39×
• Fraser, Murdo Con 36×

• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  The first point to make is that we currently cap. On the point about front-loading and so on, we will look at a number of options. We have given certainty abou…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I am sorry, but if anyone has let down the rural sector, it is members of the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. The Scottish Government continues to pro…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  Bob Doris raises a very good point. I emphasise again that the Scottish Government cares deeply about our farmers and crofters and our natural environment. Thr…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  The Scottish Government invested £2.416 billion in the agricultural sector in direct support payments in the five years from 2021 to 2025. Those payments were …
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  The scheme will be open from 1 April, but, as I said to Rachael Hamilton, some details are still to be worked out. Finlay Carson’s point is absolutely valid. W…

Government

• Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity · 20 Feb 2024 — Unknown

Committee

• Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Substitute Member · left 09 Feb 2024
• Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Substitute Member · left 09 Feb 2024
• COVID-19 Recovery Committee Convener · left 14 Jul 2023
• Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Member · left 09 Feb 2024
• Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee Member · left 01 Feb 2023
• COVID-19 Recovery Committee Member · left 20 Apr 2023

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.

23 total · showing most recent.

• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
  On 5 February 2022 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at Murrayfield as a guest of BT Scotland. In addition to the ticket for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understa…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
  On 5 February 2022 I attended the Scotland v England rugby match at Murrayfield as a guest of BT Scotland. In addition to the ticket for the match, the hospitality included food and drink. I understa…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
  I am a member of the National Farmers Union Scotland.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
  I am a member of the National Farmers Union Scotland.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
  I was a member of the National Farmers Union Scotland. [Amended interest 15 November 2024]
• Controlled transactions · 01 Jun 2021
  No registrable interests
• Controlled transactions · 01 Jun 2021
  No registrable interests
• Controlled transactions · 01 Jun 2021
  No registrable interests

Party

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

Seats

• Perthshire South and Kinross-shire · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Perthshire South and Kinross-shire · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)