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Constance, Angela

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Constance, Angela
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Constance, Angela

Sitting Scottish National Party Almond Valley

Politically, you're most like Kidd, Bill SNP — similarity 64.9/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,642
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.4%
0.6% rebellion
Attendance
93.0%
198 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
407
227 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,774
3,438 chamber · 3,336 committee
Allowances claimed
£208,993
1,256 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
legislation ·130 time ·124 question ·123 subordinate ·109 portfolio ·93 professor ·90 alexis ·90 justice ·90 home ·90 affairs ·90 bill ·47 pre-budget ·37
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
407
Carried
44
Defeated
1
Not divided
362

Of the 45 motions that went to a vote, 97.8% 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).

senior lay mat offences court soc pirc bail mat standards national mission bail test national improvement prison population residential rehabilitation
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · SNP
0.6%
S5 · SNP
1.0%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Unknown constituency
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
    30 Mar 2023
  6. ★
    Left Minister for Drugs Policy
    30 Mar 2023
  7. ★
    Appointed Minister for Drugs Policy
    20 May 2021
  8. ★
    Left Minister for Drugs Policy
    19 May 2021
  9. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    06 May 2021
  10. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  11. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  12. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  13. ★
    Appointed Minister for Drugs Policy
    22 Dec 2020
  14. ☷
    Left Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
    22 Dec 2020
  15. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    22 Dec 2020
  16. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    31 Aug 2020
  17. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  18. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  19. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  20. ☷
    Joined Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints as Member
    06 Feb 2019
  21. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  22. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  23. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  24. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities
    28 Jun 2018
  25. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities
    18 May 2016
  26. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
    18 May 2016
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    05 May 2016
  28. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  29. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  30. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  31. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
    21 Nov 2014
  32. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
    21 Nov 2014
  33. ★
    Left Minister for Youth Employment
    22 Apr 2014
  34. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
    22 Apr 2014
  35. ★
    Appointed Minister for Youth Employment
    06 Dec 2011
  36. ★
    Left Minister for Children and Young People
    06 Dec 2011
  37. ★
    Left Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning
    25 May 2011
  38. ★
    Appointed Minister for Children and Young People
    25 May 2011
  39. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    05 May 2011
  40. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Parliamentary Bureau Motion Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    It is important to remember that Scotland is not alone in wrestling with a very high prison population. Between October 2023 and September 2025, the previous a…
  • Crime and Policing Bill Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    Thank you very much, convener, and all other colleagues across the party divide. It has always been a good experience, if thorough and robust at times. It has …
  • Crime and Policing Bill Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    I am here to speak on the UK Government’s Crime and Policing Bill, to which new clauses have been added that again trigger the requirement for legislative cons…
  • Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    There will be further legislative consent motions, because the aim is to have royal assent around autumn this year.I am aware that the veterans commissioners h…
  • Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee
    18 Mar 2026
    Presumably, but I have not got past this week, never mind next week. Laughter.
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
Engagement costs £10,012 £5,809 +£4,204
Office costs £7,879 £7,961 −£82
Registered interests

58 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I have the occasional use of a property in Argyll which is owned by Logievale Holdings, a business owned and operated by my husband.
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 19 August 2013 I attended the Edinburgh Military tattoo with a guest at the invitation of the Scottish Cadet Tri-Service Forum. My guest and I had a buffet supper plus refreshments in the officer …
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 24 August I attended the Edinburgh International book Festival with 2 guests; hospitality included buffet breakfast and buffet lunch plus tickets for 2 book reading events. I estimate the value to…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 6 Feb 2016 I attended and participated in a conference called Your Future/Your Europe organised by European Study Tours (of 4 Post Office Walk, Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1 DL). The audience was …
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    Until 23 December 2020 I was a board member of Commonweal, a campaigning think tank for social and economic justice. I stood down from this position when I was appointed as a Minister. I was not remu…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 19 August 2013 I attended the Edinburgh Military tattoo with a guest at the invitation of the Scottish Cadet Tri-Service Forum. My guest and I had a buffet supper plus refreshments in the officer …
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 24 August I attended the Edinburgh International book Festival with 2 guests; hospitality included buffet breakfast and buffet lunch plus tickets for 2 book reading events. I estimate the value to…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    On 6 Feb 2016 I attended and participated in a conference called Your Future/Your Europe organised by European Study Tours (of 4 Post Office Walk, Fore Street, Hertford, SG14 1 DL). The audience was …
Career timeline

Party

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