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Roddick, Emma

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Roddick, Emma
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Roddick, Emma

Sitting Scottish National Party Inverness and Nairn

Politically, you're most like Callaghan, Stephanie SNP — similarity 81.9/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,098
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.5%
0.5% rebellion
Attendance
91.4%
103 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
250
157 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,507
634 chamber · 873 committee
Allowances claimed
£175,264
1,031 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·185 stage ·184 recall ·72 removal ·72 question ·65 time ·61 salmon ·45 farming ·45 portfolio ·39 subordinate ·37 legislation ·37 inquiry ·33
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
250
Carried
3
Defeated
0
Not divided
247

Of the 3 motions that went to a vote, 100.0% 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).

lgbtq ukrainians isolation loneliness illegal migration loneliness queer trans lgbtqi social isolation depopulation seeking asylum new scots
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Inverness and Nairn
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    19 Jun 2025
  8. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    22 Apr 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    18 Jun 2024
  10. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    14 May 2024
  11. ★
    Left Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
    08 May 2024
  12. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    31 Mar 2023
  13. ★
    Appointed Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
    30 Mar 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Deputy Convener
    10 Nov 2022
  15. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    10 Nov 2022
  16. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    31 Mar 2022
  17. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  18. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  19. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    06 May 2021
  20. +
    Joined Scottish National 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 allowing us to debate, on the final day of the parliamentary session, the many issues that he and I have fought most hard on …
  • Standing Order Rule Changes (Elected Conveners) Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    Martin Whitfield made a comparison with the election of deputy presiding officers. Will he confirm that he does not envisage more rounds of exhaustive ballotin…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    The Scottish National Party’s budget provides welcome investment in Scotland’s primary care service. Can the cabinet secretary say any more about how the inves…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    Defence experts cited in a recent RenewableUK report have urged for there to be an acceleration of renewables development in order to shield against further ge…
  • Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    13 Mar 2026
    Colleagues will know that, in general, I am a big fan of data. It is important that, if the bill becomes law, we collect the right data.Amendment 287 would req…
Committee & government roles

Government

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 £3,599 £1,181 +£2,418
Engagement costs £7,384 £5,809 +£1,575
Edinburgh accommodation £7,325 £6,403 +£922
Overnight accommodation £516 £338 +£179
Office costs £2,199 £7,961 −£5,762
Registered interests

64 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    As of 30 September 2024, I am a Board member of Centred. [Registered 17 September 2024]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a Friend of Eden Court Highlands, Inverness. [Registered 7 December 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters' Trust. [Registered 9 August 2022]
Career timeline

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Seats