Watt, Maureen

• Question
  S5O-05158 · 24 Mar 2021
• BT Group Activity Supporting Economic Recovery Motion
  S5M-24293 · 04 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-35714 · 04 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5O-05069 · 03 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5O-05028 · 18 Feb 2021
• Question
  S5O-05011 · 11 Feb 2021
• Scotland’s Food and Drink Academy Motion
  S5M-24027 · 02 Feb 2021
• Regeneration Capital Grant Fund Award, Victoria Road School Motion
  S5M-24023 · 01 Feb 2021

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Legal Advice
  25 Nov 2020 · they voted Abstain, party voted No
• Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
  04 Nov 2020 · they voted Abstain, party voted No

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

Of the 3 motions that went to a vote, 66.7% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• MacAskill, Kenny SNP 100.0% 756 shared
• Allard, Christian SNP 100.0% 407 shared
• Mackay, Derek Ind 100.0% 1,238 shared
• Salmond, Alex SNP 100.0% 466 shared
• Adam, Brian SNP 100.0% 219 shared
• Burgess, Margaret SNP 100.0% 753 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Thomson, Ross Con 18.6% 210 shared
• Ross, Douglas Con 19.6% 179 shared
• Lamont, John Con 20.6% 834 shared
• McLetchie, David Con 21.1% 190 shared
• McGrigor, Jamie Con 21.6% 654 shared
• Goldie, Annabel Con 21.9% 640 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Ingram, Adam SNP 84.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 40
• Fabiani, Linda SNP 84.6
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 40
• Lyle, Richard SNP 83.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 36
• Paterson, Gil SNP 83.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 36
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 83.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 99 · topic 36
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 83.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• White, Sandra SNP 83.0
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• McLeod, Aileen SNP 82.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Kidd, Bill SNP 768×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 668×
• Lyle, Richard SNP 660×
• Paterson, Gil SNP 648×
• White, Sandra SNP 644×
• Torrance, David SNP 556×
• McAlpine, Joan SNP 544×
• Gibson, Kenneth NPA 508×
• Gibson, Rob SNP 468×
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 444×

• Stewart, Kevin SNP 1,396×
• Torrance, David SNP 1,316×
• Gibson, Kenneth NPA 1,160×
• White, Sandra SNP 1,072×
• McDonald, Mark Ind 996×
• Dey, Graeme SNP 992×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 940×
• Baillie, Jackie Lab 936×
• Paterson, Gil SNP 864×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 840×

• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  24 Mar 2021
  If in post after the election, will the minister be bold in following those recommendations, such as those on compulsory owners associations and building reser…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  24 Mar 2021
  To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to take forward the recommendations by the tenement maintenance working group in its strategy, “Housing to 2040”. (…
• Covid-19 (Reflections and Next Steps) Chamber
  23 Mar 2021
  As we mark a year since the start of lockdown restrictions, it is impossible to ignore the toll on people’s mental health and the subsequent demand for mental …
• Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
  18 Mar 2021
  Yes. I beg your pardon, Presiding Officer. I hope that you heard that first bit. It struck me, when I was preparing for this debate, that my first speech in P…
• Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
  18 Mar 2021
  Thank you, Presiding Officer. When I put my name forward to speak in the debate, I did not think that this might be my last speech in the chamber. As a member …

Government

• Minister for Mental Health · 18 May 2016 — 28 Jun 2018
• Minister for Public Health · 25 Nov 2014 — 18 May 2016
• Minister for Schools and Skills · 17 May 2007 — 11 Feb 2009

Committee

• Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Deputy Convener · left 04 May 2021
• Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints Member · left 04 May 2021
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Member · left 04 May 2021
• Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Member · left 04 Sep 2019
• Justice Committee Substitute Member · left 25 Nov 2014
• Public Petitions Committee Substitute Member · left 15 May 2013
• Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Convener · left 25 Nov 2014
• Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Member · left 15 Jun 2011

• Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
  From 21 to 23 March 2007 I visited Barcelona to attend the Esquerra anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. Esquerra (a political party which campaigns for the independence of Catalonia) paid for my fligh…
• Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
  I am an honorary member of the British Veterinary Association, for which I receive no remuneration.
• Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests
• Gifts · 08 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests
• Heritable property · 08 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests
• Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests

Party

• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
• Scottish National Party · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
• Scottish National Party · 18 Apr 2006 — 02 Apr 2007

Seats

• Aberdeen South and North Kincardine · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
• Aberdeen South and North Kincardine · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
• North East Scotland · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
• North East Scotland · 18 Apr 2006 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)