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Callaghan, Stephanie

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Callaghan, Stephanie
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Callaghan, Stephanie

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Uddingston and Bellshill

Politically, you're most like Tweed, Evelyn SNP — similarity 83.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
943
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.2%
0.8% rebellion
Attendance
78.5%
258 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
295
99 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,159
311 chamber · 848 committee
Allowances claimed
£119,836
511 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·118 stage ·116 general ·65 time ·60 care ·59 question ·55 scrutiny ·50 housing ·49 children ·46 learning ·43 service ·38 education ·37
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

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

Motion success

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

Lodged
295
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
295
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).

councillor south bellshill constituency uddingston bellshill uddingston bellshill covid crps autistic vaping long covid autistic people pandemic
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Stood down from Uddingston and Bellshill (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  2. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    10 Sep 2025
  4. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    10 Sep 2025
  5. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    13 May 2025
  6. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Apr 2025
  7. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    06 Nov 2024
  8. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    18 Jun 2024
  9. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    01 Nov 2023
  10. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    31 Oct 2023
  11. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    31 Oct 2023
  12. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Apr 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  14. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  15. ⌂
    Started representing Uddingston and Bellshill
    06 May 2021
  16. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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 £9,875 £7,961 +£1,914
MSP & staff travel £450 £1,181 −£730
Engagement costs £61 £5,809 −£5,748
Registered interests

24 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 26 May 2021
    On 23 September 2023, I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland, delivering su…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 26 May 2021
    I am a Councillor for South Lanarkshire Council (of Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I spend around 10-20 hours per week on this role. The remuneration I receive is between £15,001 an…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 26 May 2021
    Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor for South Lanarkshire Council (of Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I spent around 10-20 hours per week on this role. The remuneration I received w…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 26 May 2021
    Until 5 May 2022, I was a Councillor for South Lanarkshire Council (of Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA). I spent around 10-20 hours per week on this role. The remuneration I received w…
  • Voluntary · 26 May 2021
    I am an unremunerated director of Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) which is a business-led initiative that works in partnership with the Council to support the local business community wi…
  • Voluntary · 26 May 2021
    I am an unremunerated director of Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) which is a business-led initiative that works in partnership with the Council to support the local business community wi…
  • Voluntary · 26 May 2021
    I am an unremunerated director of Hamilton Business Improvement District (BID) which is a business-led initiative that works in partnership with the Council to support the local business community wi…
  • Controlled transactions · 26 May 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

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