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Slater, Lorna

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Slater, Lorna
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Slater, Lorna

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Politically, you're most like Harvie, Patrick Green — similarity 78.8/100.

Divisions voted in
1,173
last on 09 Jun 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
95.0%
62 "Not Voted" of 1,235 divisions present
Motions lodged
48
86 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,903
938 chamber · 965 committee
Allowances claimed
£213,291
1,070 transactions
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
48
Carried
5
Defeated
6
Not divided
37

Of the 11 motions that went to a vote, 45.5% 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).

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.1%
S6 · Green
0.0%
S7 · Green
Career arc

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

  1. Started representing Edinburgh Central
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    07 May 2026
  3. Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  6. Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  7. Left Scottish Green Party
    08 Apr 2026
  8. Left SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee
    30 Sep 2025
  9. Joined SPCB Supported Bodies Landscape Review Committee as Member
    05 Dec 2024
  10. Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2024
  11. Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2024
  12. Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    18 Jun 2024
  13. Left Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
    25 Apr 2024
  14. Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Sep 2021
  15. Appointed Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity
    31 Aug 2021
  16. Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  17. Started representing Lothian
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 2021
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Scotland’s Energy Chamber
    28 May 2026
    Does Murdo Fraser accept that any oil and gas costs must include the cost of sequestering that carbon later, because we cannot continue to emit carbon without …
  • Scotland’s Energy Chamber
    28 May 2026
    A new report commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit states that net zero industries contribute £10.2 billion in gross value added to the Scot…
  • Scotland’s Energy Chamber
    28 May 2026
    The member makes a few mixed points. He was a member of the committee, and I heard in evidence put before it that businesses are struggling with the costs of e…
  • Scotland’s Energy Chamber
    28 May 2026
    Certainly.
  • Scotland’s Energy Chamber
    28 May 2026
    I agree with the member that families are suffering in cold homes in Scotland, which is why we need the heat in buildings bill to ensure that everyone in Scotl…
Committee & government roles

Government

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
Staff costs £2,205 £3,549 −£1,344
MSP & staff travel £1,673 £5,086 −£3,413
Office costs £3,405 £30,440 −£27,035
Engagement costs £20,551 £71,308 −£50,758
Registered interests

41 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 27 May 2021
    I am a member of Unite the Union. [Registered 18 March 2025]
  • Controlled transactions · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

Party

Seats