Lumsden, Douglas

• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how renewable electricity c… Question
  S6W-44165 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the total cost of the C… Question
  S6W-44167 · 24 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what the total net cost has been to date of payments to ge… Question
  S6W-44169 · 24 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how electricity transmissio… Question
  S6W-44166 · 20 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the total cost of the R… Question
  S6W-44168 · 20 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost has been to date of payments to genera… Question
  S6W-44170 · 20 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Edinburgh accommodation allo… Question
  S6O-05647 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding the … Question
  S6O-05666 · 19 Mar 2026

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

• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  17 Mar 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• 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
• Valuing Culture: Scotland's Support to the Culture Sector
  14 Jan 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted No

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

Of the 17 motions that went to a vote, 23.5% were carried.

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

• Cameron, Donald Con 99.8% 573 shared
• Burnett, Alexander Con 99.8% 1,005 shared
• Kerr, Liam Con 99.7% 1,124 shared
• Stewart, Alexander Con 99.7% 1,084 shared
• Lockhart, Dean Con 99.6% 275 shared
• Findlay, Russell Con 99.6% 979 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Swinney, John SNP 18.1% 897 shared
• McKelvie, Christina SNP 18.3% 639 shared
• Mason, John Ind 18.9% 1,132 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 18.9% 1,026 shared
• Adamson, Clare SNP 19.0% 1,046 shared
• Grahame, Christine SNP 19.0% 988 shared

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

• Mountain, Edward Con 82.9
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• Eagle, Tim Con 82.6
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• Burnett, Alexander Con 82.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
• Fraser, Murdo Con 82.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 99 · topic 33
• Stewart, Alexander Con 81.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Hoy, Craig Con 81.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Kerr, Liam Con 81.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Webber, Sue Con 81.0
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25

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

• Burnett, Alexander Con 306×
• Gosal, Pam Con 306×
• Briggs, Miles Con 303×
• Dowey, Sharon Con 303×
• Wells, Annie Con 297×
• Findlay, Russell Con 291×
• Sweeney, Paul Lab 291×
• White, Tess Con 288×
• Ross, Douglas Con 273×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 267×

• Gosal, Pam Con 1,392×
• Wells, Annie Con 1,380×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 1,125×
• Dowey, Sharon Con 957×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 870×
• Kerr, Liam Con 825×
• White, Tess Con 594×
• Carson, Finlay Con 591×
• Gallacher, Meghan Con 579×
• McArthur, Liam LD 471×

• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  That is absolutely shameful.
• Climate Change Plan Chamber
  24 Mar 2026
  Back in November, I criticised the draft climate change plan for being yet another Scottish National Party propaganda pamphlet that was heavy on rhetoric and l…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  On a point of order, Presiding Officer. During portfolio questions, the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, said that the Scottish…
• Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  I agree with Jackson Carlaw that those second homes are not holiday homes; they are for MSPs to do their work. If the homes are not to be exempted from the pre…
• Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Edinburgh accommodation allowance for MSPs will be reviewed, in light of the City of Edinburgh Cou…

Committee

• Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Member · left 08 Apr 2026
• Finance and Public Administration Committee Member · left 29 Jun 2023

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.

• Remuneration and related undertaking · 26 May 2021
  I am a local authority Councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Marischal College, Aberdeen AB10 1AB). I spend in the region of 12 hours per week on this role. I receive remuneration of between £15,0…
• Controlled transactions · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Gifts · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Heritable property · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Interest in shares · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Overseas visits · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Voluntary · 26 May 2021
  No registrable interests

Party

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

Seats

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