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Villalba, Mercedes

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Villalba, Mercedes
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Villalba, Mercedes

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour North East Scotland

Politically, you're most like Clark, Katy Lab — similarity 78.2/100.

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Divisions voted in
994
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.2%
0.8% rebellion
Attendance
82.8%
207 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
116
523 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
824
382 chamber · 442 committee
Allowances claimed
£97,609
484 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·212 stage ·193 time ·101 question ·100 portfolio ·59 reform ·57 natural ·55 environment ·55 trusts ·55 succession ·55 land ·53 hunting ·39
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
116
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
115

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 0.0% 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).

training passport offshore training landholdings rent freeze interest test land ownership sex workers two dogs non-native large landholdings invasive non-native presumed limit
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  2. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    25 Sep 2024
  4. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    16 Nov 2023
  5. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Apr 2023
  6. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    25 Apr 2023
  7. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  8. ☷
    Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  9. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    01 Feb 2023
  10. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
    01 Feb 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing North East 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
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    A constituent of mine said:“I’ve been begging repeatedly for months for them to process my ADP claim, only to be ignored, told to contact charities or complete…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can …
  • Climate Change Plan Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement. I welcome Scotland’s new climate change plan, which is of crucial importance for workers and …
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would like to question whether proper procedures have been followed in relation to the requirement, under standing or…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    The energy transition for workers in the oil and gas supply chain must be a truly just transition. It is therefore particularly concerning that approval of Ros…
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 £11,826 £5,576 +£6,250
Start-up costs £540 £540 +£0
Overnight accommodation £151 £302 −£151
Staff costs £929 £1,200 −£271
MSP & staff travel £844 £1,324 −£479
Edinburgh accommodation £3,103 £4,657 −£1,554
Engagement costs £3,147 £9,427 −£6,280
Registered interests

84 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 8 to 13 November 2025, I visited Ramallah, Palestine, to attend a congress to examine the rapid intensification of the illegal Israeli occupation, and strategies to challenge it in accordance wi…
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 10 to 12 June 2025 I visited Oslo to attend a roundtable discussion on the North Sea Energy Transition, with civil society representatives, union representatives and politicians from the UK and …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 10 to 12 June 2025 I visited Oslo to attend a roundtable discussion on the North Sea Energy Transition, with civil society representatives, union representatives and politicians from the UK and …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 24 October 2023, I took part in the International Visitors Program for the 2023 General Elections of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program was organised by the Directorate for …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 24 October 2023, I took part in the International Visitors Program for the 2023 General Elections of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program was organised by the Directorate for …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 24 October 2023, I took part in the International Visitors Program for the 2023 General Elections of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program was organised by the Directorate for …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 24 October 2023, I took part in the International Visitors Program for the 2023 General Elections of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program was organised by the Directorate for …
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2021
    From 27 May to 2 June 2022 I took part in an international delegation to Colombia to monitor the current state of trade union rights, human rights and the peace deal signed between the Colombian stat…
Career timeline

Party

Seats