Findlay, Russell

• Question to be taken in Chamber. Question
  S6F-04775 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of all costs … Question
  S6W-44304 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work it has underta… Question
  S6W-44296 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish National Party’s 2021 election m… Question
  S6W-44303 · 24 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent teachers (a) were employed … Question
  S6W-44302 · 24 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers by Angela Constance to question S6… Question
  S6W-44295 · 23 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of all identified breaches… Question
  S6W-44328 · 23 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how much of the (a) A9 and (b) A96 has been dualled since … Question
  S6W-44299 · 23 Mar 2026

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

• Approval of SI
  04 Feb 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted Abstain
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
  06 Jan 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
  30 Oct 2025 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  13 May 2025 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Approval of SSI
  22 Nov 2023 · they voted No, party voted Abstain

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

Of the 12 motions that went to a vote, 25.0% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• Kerr, Liam Con 99.7% 1,018 shared
• Burnett, Alexander Con 99.7% 925 shared
• Cameron, Donald Con 99.6% 553 shared
• Lockhart, Dean Con 99.6% 260 shared
• Stewart, Alexander Con 99.6% 1,005 shared
• Gosal, Pam Con 99.6% 972 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• McKelvie, Christina SNP 17.2% 592 shared
• Swinney, John SNP 18.1% 830 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 18.2% 935 shared
• Lochhead, Richard SNP 18.2% 879 shared
• Matheson, Michael SNP 18.3% 889 shared
• Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 18.4% 852 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Dowey, Sharon Con 85.4
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 43
• Kerr, Liam Con 81.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Greene, Jamie LD 81.1
  vote 92 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 40
• Whittle, Brian Con 80.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Kerr, Stephen Con 80.2
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Webber, Sue Con 80.2
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Briggs, Miles Con 79.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• McCall, Roz Con 79.7
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

• Burnett, Alexander Con 117×
• Briggs, Miles Con 114×
• Gosal, Pam Con 114×
• Dowey, Sharon Con 111×
• Ross, Douglas Con 111×
• Gulhane, Sandesh Con 108×
• Hoy, Craig Con 105×
• Lumsden, Douglas Con 105×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 105×
• White, Tess Con 105×

• Gosal, Pam Con 1,584×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 1,536×
• Wells, Annie Con 1,530×
• Dowey, Sharon Con 1,023×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 990×
• Kerr, Liam Con 846×
• White, Tess Con 678×
• Carson, Finlay Con 645×
• Gallacher, Meghan Con 639×
• Whittle, Brian Con 585×

• Motion of Thanks Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  Thank you, Presiding Officers, in the plural. Unlike at First Minister’s question time today, all you will hear from me just now are warm words in a soothing t…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  John Swinney will again go into an election with independence as his number 1 priority. He says arrogantly that he will win a majority. He says that that will …
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  The SNP members come to life when I talk about independence, but they sat in silence when I read out the list of SNP sleaze and failure. Silence—Interruption.
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  Dearie me—all that spin from John Swinney. As we have just heard, John Swinney will always defend SNP sleaze. He will always put up taxes to spend more money o…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  That credit rating is founded entirely on the fact that Scotland is a proud part of the United Kingdom.I turn now to SNP incompetence. I ask you to bear with m…

Committee

• Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Substitute Member · left 08 Sep 2022
• Criminal Justice Committee Deputy Convener · left 10 Oct 2024
• Criminal Justice Committee Member · left 22 Jun 2021

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.

84 total · showing most recent.

• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 13 August 2025, I and another guest were guests of the Royal Navy (of HM Naval Base Clyde, Helensburgh, G84 8HL) for dinner on the Royal Yacht Britannia and then at the Royal Edinburgh Military Ta…
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 7 March 2026, I and another guest were guests of the Scottish Rugby Union (The SRU, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, EH12 5P) at the Scotland vs. France Six Nations rugby match. The value of the ti…
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 11 February 2023, I was a guest of NatWest Group (a provider of banking and insurance services of 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 2YB) at the Scotland vs. Wales Six Nations rug…
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 11 February 2023, I was a guest of NatWest Group (a provider of banking and insurance services of 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH2 2YB) at the Scotland vs. Wales Six Nations rug…
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 5 September 2024 I received a donation of £25,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted …
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 5 September 2024 I received a donation of £25,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted …
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 5 September 2024 I received a donation of £25,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted …
• Gifts · 10 Jun 2021
  On 5 September 2024 I received a donation of £25,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted …

Party

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026

Seats

• West Scotland · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• West Scotland · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)