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Grant, Rhoda

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Grant, Rhoda
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Grant, Rhoda

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Highlands and Islands

Politically, you're most like Baillie, Jackie Lab — similarity 84.0/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,472
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
87.0%
368 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
414
2,396 questions · 11 unanswered
Hansard contributions
7,009
2,264 chamber · 4,745 committee
Allowances claimed
£430,582
3,080 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·256 stage ·249 land ·111 subordinate ·68 legislation ·68 crofting ·67 court ·67 natural ·65 environment ·65 reform ·44 children ·39 withdrawal ·39
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
414
Carried
11
Defeated
18
Not divided
385

Of the 29 motions that went to a vote, 37.9% 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).

crofting crofters croft deeann fishery prostitution crofter hial landowner tremor caithness depopulation
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · Lab
0.0%
S5 · Lab
0.2%
S6 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    21 Jan 2026
  7. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    03 Dec 2025
  8. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    02 Sep 2025
  10. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    02 Sep 2025
  11. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    25 Apr 2023
  12. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  13. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    31 Jan 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    19 Jan 2023
  15. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  16. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Left Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
    04 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    04 May 2021
  21. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  22. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  23. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  24. ☷
    Joined Justice Sub-Committee on Policing as Member
    02 Dec 2020
  25. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    26 Nov 2020
  26. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    25 Nov 2020
  27. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    05 May 2020
  28. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    05 May 2020
  29. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  30. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    05 Feb 2020
  31. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2019
  32. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2019
  33. ☷
    Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  34. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  35. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  36. ☷
    Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Substitute Member
    23 Apr 2019
  37. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    20 Nov 2018
  38. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    01 Nov 2018
  39. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    09 Jan 2018
  40. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Substitute Member
    09 Jan 2018

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
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 £16,903 £9,427 +£7,476
Edinburgh accommodation £10,158 £4,657 +£5,501
MSP & staff travel £4,017 £1,324 +£2,693
Office costs £6,228 £5,576 +£652
Overnight accommodation £453 £302 +£151
Incidental employment costs £265 £156 +£109
Registered interests

269 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Since September 2025, I have been in receipt of the services of an intern for four days per week. The intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Lea…
  • Overseas visits · 18 May 2021
    From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by th…
  • Overseas visits · 18 May 2021
    From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by th…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Since July 2023, I have employed an intern for four days per week. Since September, the intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Leadership Progra…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Since July 2023, I have employed an intern for four days per week. Since September, the intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Leadership Progra…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Since July 2023, I have employed an intern for four days per week. Since September, the intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Leadership Progra…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Since July 2023, I have employed an intern for four days per week. Since September, the intern has attended the CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) education and training Leadership Progra…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2021
    Between 26 and 29 April 2023, I attended and spoke at a United Nations conference in Dubrovnik entitled “Reducing Demand for Sexual Exploitation of Trafficking Victims in South-Eastern Europe: Commit…
Career timeline

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