Holyrood, made browsable
Curran, Margaret
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
773
Hansard contributions
3,591
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
executive ·53
regulatory ·48
framework ·48
inquiry ·47
health ·36
bill ·33
legislative ·26
care ·26
united ·25
kingdom ·25
stage ·24
programme ·22
Recent motions & questions
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To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation process is necessary prior to the alterat…
Question
S3W-37006 · 09 Nov 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to maintain the provision of bus servi…
Question
S3W-37005 · 09 Nov 2010
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Closure of Lightburn Hospital
Motion
S3M-07199 · 11 Oct 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the participation rate in further education was, inclu…
Question
S3W-36527 · 07 Oct 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the participation rate was in higher education, exclud…
Question
S3W-36526 · 07 Oct 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) school leavers and (b) adult returners in Glas…
Question
S3W-36273 · 29 Sep 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has taken measures to address homelessness in Sc…
Question
S3W-36146 · 16 Sep 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regardin…
Question
S3W-36145 · 16 Sep 2010
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
773Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
773Voice fingerprint
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Career arc
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour22 Mar 2011
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Left Local Government and Communities Committee26 May 2010
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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee25 May 2010
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member05 Nov 2009
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Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Substitute Member05 Nov 2009
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Left Minister for Parliamentary Business17 May 2007
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Started representing Glasgow Baillieston03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour03 May 2007
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Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Appointed Minister for Parliamentary Business04 Oct 2004
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Left Minister for Communities04 Oct 2004
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Left Minister for Social Justice21 May 2003
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Appointed Minister for Communities21 May 2003
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Started representing Glasgow Baillieston01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Appointed Minister for Social Justice09 May 2002
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Left Deputy Minister for Social Justice09 May 2002
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Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee02 Nov 2000
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Left Audit Committee02 Nov 2000
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Appointed Deputy Minister for Social Justice01 Nov 2000
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Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Convener30 Jun 1999
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Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee30 Jun 1999
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Joined Audit Committee as Convener30 Jun 1999
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Left Audit Committee30 Jun 1999
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Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Joined Audit Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Started representing Glasgow Baillieston06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Lyon, George LD 1,808×
- Scott, Tavish LD 924×
- Mulligan, Mary Lab 204×
- Henry, Hugh Lab 132×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 128×
- Godman, Trish Lab 120×
- Kelly, James Lab 108×
- McAveety, Mr Frank Lab 108×
- McNulty, Des Lab 104×
- Whitefield, Karen Lab 100×
Whose motions they back most
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 112×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 104×
- McAveety, Mr Frank Lab 92×
- Lamont, Johann Lab 72×
- Scott, Tavish LD 72×
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 68×
- Butler, Bill Lab 64×
- McNulty, Des Lab 64×
- Park, John Lab 64×
- Peattie, Cathy Lab 64×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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Clydebank Blitz 70th Anniversary
Chamber
17 Mar 2011I absolutely accept the point that Des McNulty is making, but on behalf of people in the east end of Glasgow, I ask him to convey to the people of Clydebank th…
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Alternative Vote Referendum Date
Chamber
18 Nov 2010Who is accusing who of hyperbole now? You are claiming that we have all sorts of motivations. Can you not understand the fundamental principle that I tried to …
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Alternative Vote Referendum Date
Chamber
18 Nov 2010I understand why Robert Brown, as a Liberal, wants to get into the referendum argument on why we should change to a PR system, blah, blah, blah, but, as a memb…
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Alternative Vote Referendum Date
Chamber
18 Nov 2010That is to argue on the head of a pin. The electorate will go to the ballot box wanting to know what decisions they have to make and how many votes they have. …
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Alternative Vote Referendum Date
Chamber
18 Nov 2010As long as I have confirmation that I will get all my time, as I still have other things still to say.
Committee & government roles
Government
- Minister for Parliamentary Business · 04 Oct 2004 — 17 May 2007
- Minister for Communities · 21 May 2003 — 04 Oct 2004
- Minister for Social Justice · 09 May 2002 — 21 May 2003
- Deputy Minister for Social Justice · 01 Nov 2000 — 09 May 2002
Committee
- Subordinate Legislation Committee Member · left 25 May 2010
- Local Government and Communities Committee Substitute Member · left 26 May 2010
- Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee Convener · left 02 Nov 2000
- Audit Committee Convener · left 02 Nov 2000
- Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee Member · left 30 Jun 1999
- Audit Committee Member · left 30 Jun 1999
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- Glasgow Baillieston · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
- Glasgow Baillieston · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- Glasgow Baillieston · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)