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Gulhane, Sandesh

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Gulhane, Sandesh
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Gulhane, Sandesh

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Glasgow

Politically, you're most like Whittle, Brian Con — similarity 86.8/100.

Divisions voted in
1,065
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
98.9%
1.1% rebellion
Attendance
88.7%
136 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
222
385 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,057
667 chamber · 1,390 committee
Allowances claimed
£79,039
848 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
222
Carried
4
Defeated
21
Not divided
197

Of the 25 motions that went to a vote, 16.0% 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).

Career arc

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

  1. Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left COVID-19 Recovery Committee
    14 Jul 2023
  5. Joined COVID-19 Recovery Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  6. Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  7. Started representing Glasgow
    06 May 2021
  8. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I declare an interest as a practising national health service general practitioner.The adult disability payment case load is growing at an astounding rate, wit…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any increase in case load for the adult disability payment, particularly in regard to mental and …
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    It has been a privilege to be here in the Scottish Parliament for the past five years. I came into politics to stand up for patients and our hard-working natio…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    I declare an interest as a practising NHS GP.It is great to see the cabinet secretary back in the chamber, but he is wrong, because, during this parliamentary …
  • General Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government how it would assess its handling of the NHS. (S6O-05667)
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
MSP & staff travel £2,426 £1,949 +£477
Office costs £4,549 £4,419 +£131
Edinburgh accommodation £185 £7,365 −£7,181
Engagement costs £512 £9,857 −£9,344
Registered interests

339 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 13 to 16 November 2025, I attended the Parliamentary Diabetes Global Network (PDGN) Advocacy Forum in Valletta, Malta, at which I gave a speech. The estimated cost of the trip, comprising flight…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at Sanquhar Health Centre (of Station Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriessh…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at West Kilbride Medical Practice (of 107B Main Street, West Kil…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at Sanquhar Health Centre (of Station Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriessh…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at West Kilbride Medical Practice (of 107B Main Street, West Kil…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at Sanquhar Health Centre (of Station Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriessh…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at West Kilbride Medical Practice (of 107B Main Street, West Kil…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 10 Jun 2021
    On 31 January 2023 I received remuneration of between £1,001-1,500 before deductions for tax and national insurance for shifts as a GP at Sanquhar Health Centre (of Station Road, Sanquhar, Dumfriessh…
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Glasgow · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)