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Curran, Margaret

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MSP profile

Curran, Margaret

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Glasgow Baillieston
Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
not enough data
Attendance
0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
773
254 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,591
1,477 chamber · 2,114 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Motion success

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Lodged
773
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
773
Voice 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.

  1. Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  2. Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  3. Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    26 May 2010
  4. Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    25 May 2010
  5. Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member
    05 Nov 2009
  6. Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Substitute Member
    05 Nov 2009
  7. Left Minister for Parliamentary Business
    17 May 2007
  8. Started representing Glasgow Baillieston
    03 May 2007
  9. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  10. Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  11. Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  12. Appointed Minister for Parliamentary Business
    04 Oct 2004
  13. Left Minister for Communities
    04 Oct 2004
  14. Left Minister for Social Justice
    21 May 2003
  15. Appointed Minister for Communities
    21 May 2003
  16. Started representing Glasgow Baillieston
    01 May 2003
  17. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    01 May 2003
  18. Stood down from Glasgow Baillieston (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  19. Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  20. Appointed Minister for Social Justice
    09 May 2002
  21. Left Deputy Minister for Social Justice
    09 May 2002
  22. Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
    02 Nov 2000
  23. Left Audit Committee
    02 Nov 2000
  24. Appointed Deputy Minister for Social Justice
    01 Nov 2000
  25. Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Convener
    30 Jun 1999
  26. Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
    30 Jun 1999
  27. Joined Audit Committee as Convener
    30 Jun 1999
  28. Left Audit Committee
    30 Jun 1999
  29. Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  30. Joined Audit Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  31. Started representing Glasgow Baillieston
    06 May 1999
  32. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 1999
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Clydebank Blitz 70th Anniversary Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I 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…
  • Alternative Vote Referendum Date Chamber
    18 Nov 2010
    Who 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 …
  • Alternative Vote Referendum Date Chamber
    18 Nov 2010
    I 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…
  • Alternative Vote Referendum Date Chamber
    18 Nov 2010
    That 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. …
  • Alternative Vote Referendum Date Chamber
    18 Nov 2010
    As long as I have confirmation that I will get all my time, as I still have other things still to say.
Committee & government roles

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