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McAllan, Màiri

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McAllan, Màiri
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McAllan, Màiri

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Politically, you're most like Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP — similarity 84.0/100.

Divisions voted in
1,182
last on 25 Jun 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
93.1%
88 "Not Voted" of 1,270 divisions present
Motions lodged
35
0 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,168
1,219 chamber · 949 committee
Allowances claimed
£1,261,266
4,150 transactions
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
35
Carried
15
Defeated
1
Not divided
19

Of the 16 motions that went to a vote, 93.8% were carried.

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).

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S6 · SNP
0.0%
S7 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic
    20 May 2026
  2. Left Cabinet Secretary for Housing
    20 May 2026
  3. Started representing Clydesdale
    07 May 2026
  4. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  5. Stood down from Clydesdale (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Housing
    11 Jun 2025
  8. Left Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
    11 Jun 2025
  9. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
    08 May 2024
  10. Left Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy
    08 May 2024
  11. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy
    08 Feb 2024
  12. Left Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
    08 Feb 2024
  13. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
    13 Jun 2023
  14. Left Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
    13 Jun 2023
  15. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition
    30 Mar 2023
  16. Left Minister for Environment and Land Reform
    30 Mar 2023
  17. Appointed Minister for Environment and Land Reform
    31 Aug 2021
  18. Left Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform
    30 Aug 2021
  19. Appointed Minister for Environment, Biodiversity and Land Reform
    20 May 2021
  20. Started representing Clydesdale
    06 May 2021
  21. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I will answer the question in two parts. The Government has worked hard to create and foster conditions to make teaching the attractive and exciting career pro…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    The priority is to ensure that every pupil has access to high-quality teaching by having the right numbers of teachers in the right places across Scotland. Cen…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I absolutely recognise the contribution of the folks whose names Liam McArthur has put on the record. I wish Pete and Gail McAndrew the very best of luck for t…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I absolutely take on board the points that the member raises. My initial answer set out that more than £13.5 million is already being made available for festiv…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    The Scottish Government and Creative Scotland have currently committed more than £13.5 million towards festivals on the islands. That comprises 16 awards total…
Committee & government roles

Government

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
Engagement costs £106,642 £58,087 +£48,555
Incidental employment costs £828 £950 −£122
Office costs £64,229 £79,608 −£15,380
Registered interests

14 total · showing most recent.

  • Controlled transactions · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Voluntary · 26 May 2021
    As is already a matter of public record, I was a Special Adviser with the Scottish Government until 5 March 2021, before being elected to the Scottish Parliament. The salary connected with my employm…
Career timeline

Party

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