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Clark, Katy

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Clark, Katy
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Clark, Katy

Sitting Scottish Labour West Scotland
🦋 Most rebellious sitting MSP

Politically, you're most like Duncan-Glancy, Pam Ind — similarity 81.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,097
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.3%
0.7% rebellion
Attendance
91.3%
104 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
103
715 questions · 3 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,833
673 chamber · 1,160 committee
Allowances claimed
£134,188
758 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·264 stage ·226 reform ·115 time ·83 question ·82 freedom ·79 information ·79 prostitution ·40 offences ·40 support ·40 portfolio ·38 justice ·38
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
103
Carried
2
Defeated
0
Not divided
101

Of the 2 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).

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Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    15 Jan 2025
  8. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    15 Jan 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    25 Apr 2023
  10. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Oaths and Affirmations Chamber
    14 May 2026
    In order to represent the people, I, Katy Clark, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His M…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    The significant cuts to social care provision that are coming into effect next month in North Ayrshire will mean that social care is restricted to critical ris…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    A constituent of mine who lives on Arran has contacted me about the lack of joined-up, integrated provision of public transport on the island. She advises that…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its cross-Government co-ordination on island connectivity, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with …
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    A 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at Crosshouse hospital, and a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old girl were assaulted at Stobhill hospital. Given that…
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
Office costs £16,502 £5,576 +£10,925
MSP & staff travel £1,665 £1,324 +£341
Staff costs £351 £1,200 −£849
Engagement costs £6,715 £9,427 −£2,712
Registered interests

14 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    On 8 May 2022, I was provided with a 2 night hotel stay at the Novotel, Sheffield by the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (a trade union of 2nd Floor, 17 Devonshire Square<br /> London, EC2M 4S…
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

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