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Chapman, Maggie

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Chapman, Maggie
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Chapman, Maggie

Sitting Scottish Green Party North East Scotland

Politically, you're most like Mackay, Gillian Green — similarity 71.5/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,190
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
99.1%
11 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
230
162 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,582
880 chamber · 1,702 committee
Allowances claimed
£112,311
379 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·226 stage ·216 housing ·119 education ·80 children ·79 withdrawal ·78 religious ·78 amendment ·78 uncrc ·78 compatibility ·78 duty ·78 university ·76
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
230
Carried
5
Defeated
1
Not divided
224

Of the 6 motions that went to a vote, 83.3% 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).

trans trans people renters morning joining rent controls rent control lgbtqi victims survivors torry behalf greens grc misogyny
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ⌂
    Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  7. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    08 Apr 2026
  8. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Nov 2025
  9. ☷
    Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    26 Jun 2024
  10. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    26 Jun 2024
  11. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Jun 2024
  12. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    18 Jun 2024
  13. ☷
    Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Nov 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Nov 2023
  15. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    08 Sep 2021
  16. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Deputy Convener
    23 Jun 2021
  17. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    23 Jun 2021
  18. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  19. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    06 May 2021
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 2021
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    18 Dec 2025
    Statistics from Social Security Scotland that were published on Tuesday morning indicate a sustained increase of 19 per cent in rejected applications for adult…
  • Cybercrime Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    I absolutely agree. That is why we need to take a holistic view and ensure that everybody who supports older people has conversations to reassure those people …
  • Cybercrime Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    I am very grateful for the contributions that have been made during the debate. It is clear that there is a shared recognition across the chamber that cybercri…
  • Cybercrime Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    Absolutely. Not everybody will be able to afford insurance, nor will everybody even think that it is something that they need to have. The fact that its afford…
  • Cybercrime Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    I am grateful to the Criminal Justice Committee and all who contributed to the inquiry that resulted in the timely and important report that we are discussing …
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
Engagement costs £17,299 £14,262 +£3,037
Office costs £8,336 £6,088 +£2,248
MSP & staff travel £1,099 £1,017 +£82
Overnight accommodation £316 £455 −£138
Registered interests

80 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    On 21 March 2025 I was elected Rector of the University of Dundee. My three-year term in this role will begin on 1 August 2025. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. [Registe…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am Rector of the University of Dundee, having been elected to this role in March 2025. My term of office runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no re…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergenc…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergenc…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergenc…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2021
    I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 22 November 2022]
Career timeline

Party

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