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Choudhury, Foysol

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Choudhury, Foysol
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Choudhury, Foysol

Former (left at end of session) Independent Lothian

Politically, you're most like Sweeney, Paul Lab — similarity 82.0/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,124
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
97.4%
2.6% rebellion
Attendance
93.6%
77 "Not Voted" of 1,201 divisions present
Motions lodged
239
467 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
893
535 chamber · 358 committee
Allowances claimed
£113,076
208 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
time ·179 question ·170 petitions ·131 portfolio ·112 continued ·97 bill ·40 stage ·40 judicial ·23 factors ·23 topical ·16 dualling ·16 general ·15
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
239
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
239
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).

bangladesh winchburgh culture sector brain tumour tumour brain tumours filmhouse diabetes technology tumours mould lothians regional arctic
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

15.9%
S6 · Ind
0.5%
S6 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Independent
    08 Apr 2026
  6. +
    Joined Independent
    26 Sep 2025
  7. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    26 Sep 2025
  8. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2025
  10. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    02 Sep 2025
  11. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    03 Sep 2024
  12. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    31 Jan 2024
  13. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Apr 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Member
    25 Apr 2023
  15. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  16. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Lothian
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    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
    As this is the last time that I will speak in the Parliament, I thank all my colleagues for all the help and support that they have given me in the past five y…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that it is not currently on track to meet its target to reduce child poverty to less than 10 per cent by 20…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    What analysis has been conducted of the potential change in response times for the north-east of the city of Edinburgh should the proposed closure of Marionvil…
  • Sport and Activity as a Force for Good Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    First, I thank Brian Whittle for securing this much-anticipated members’ business debate and for championing sports throughout this parliamentary session. As m…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    What assessment has the Scottish Government made of the potential impact of hyperscale data centres on Scotland’s statutory climate targets and consumer energy…
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 £13,045 £6,283 +£6,762
Office costs £6,915 £6,915 +£1
Registered interests

116 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 21 to 25 December 2023 I travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the invitation of Non-Residential Bangladeshi (NRB) World and Business America Magazine to be a guest speaker at the Global B…
  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 21 to 25 December 2023 I travelled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the invitation of Non-Residential Bangladeshi (NRB) World and Business America Magazine to be a guest speaker at the Global B…
  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in Lo…
  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in Lo…
  • Overseas visits · 10 Jun 2021
    From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in Lo…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I am a member of the Co-operative Party. [Registered 15 December 2021]
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I am a member of the Co-operative Party. [Registered 15 December 2021]
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I am a member of the Co-operative Party. [Registered 15 December 2021]
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothian · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)