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Burgess, Ariane

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Burgess, Ariane
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Burgess, Ariane

Sitting Scottish Green Party Highlands and Islands

Politically, you're most like Ruskell, Mark Green — similarity 80.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,156
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
96.3%
45 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
107
552 questions · 6 unanswered
Hansard contributions
7,032
571 chamber · 6,461 committee
Allowances claimed
£161,785
890 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
subordinate ·168 legislation ·168 bill ·157 stage ·153 visitor ·116 levy ·116 amendment ·116 salmon ·59 farming ·59 2026-27 ·54 budget ·53 scrutiny ·52
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
107
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
106

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 0.0% 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).

ariane highlands burgess ariane gallacher meghan meghan central islands green roddick emma emma highlands griffin mark ensure devices mark central division burgess stewart alexander
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    02 Sep 2025
  8. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    02 Sep 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Apr 2025
  10. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    29 Apr 2025
  11. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    18 Jun 2024
  12. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Nov 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    01 Feb 2023
  14. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
    01 Feb 2023
  15. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Convener
    22 Jun 2021
  16. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    22 Jun 2021
  17. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  18. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  19. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    06 May 2021
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 2021
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Remote, Rural and Island Communities (Sustainability) Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I thank Jamie Halcro Johnston for bringing this debate on rural issues to the chamber. Before I contribute to it, however, I would like to pay tribute to sever…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Thank you very much, Willie. I appreciate you being a great deputy. It has been great to have your steady hand—I have said that to you before, but I say it aga…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Before I close the meeting, I want to take a moment to thank everybody for being fantastic committee members; it has been super to work with all of you. Not al…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    That is right—we will not. It has been good working with you.We turn to consideration of the instrument. Do members have any comments to make on the instrument…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    That concludes the committee’s interest in the topic. I appreciate your coming to the committee to give evidence.We will keep going, so you may leave.
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
Edinburgh accommodation £9,256 £4,856 +£4,400
MSP & staff travel £2,227 £1,017 +£1,210
Overnight accommodation £593 £455 +£138
Incidental employment costs £154 £154 +£0
Office costs £5,717 £6,088 −£371
Engagement costs £11,930 £14,262 −£2,331
Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2021
    I published a book with Inner Traditions International Ltd, (of 1 Park Row, Rochester, Vermont, 05767, USA), a publishing house. I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuner…
Career timeline

Party

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