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Brankin, Rhona

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Brankin, Rhona

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Midlothian
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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not enough data
Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
74
707 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,759
1,721 chamber · 3,038 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
petitions ·480 current ·446 legacy ·12 paper ·12 annual ·3 report ·3 wildlife ·2 natural ·2 environment ·2 bill ·2 stage ·2 coalfields ·1
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
74
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
74
Voice fingerprint

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

crofters commission views deal crofting crofts crofters deal petition continue petition views petition salmon new crofts midlothian croft
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Midlothian (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  4. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  5. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Convener
    29 Jun 2010
  6. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    29 Jun 2010
  7. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    24 Jun 2010
  8. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Substitute Member
    05 Nov 2009
  9. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    05 Nov 2009
  10. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    05 Nov 2009
  11. ★
    Left Minister for Communities
    17 May 2007
  12. ⌂
    Started representing Midlothian
    03 May 2007
  13. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  14. ⌂
    Stood down from Midlothian (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  15. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  16. ★
    Appointed Minister for Communities
    11 Jan 2007
  17. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    11 Jan 2007
  18. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care
    27 Jun 2005
  19. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    27 Jun 2005
  20. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Culture Committee
    27 Oct 2004
  21. ☷
    Left Education Committee
    27 Oct 2004
  22. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care
    06 Oct 2004
  23. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    27 Aug 2004
  24. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2003
  25. ☷
    Joined Education Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  26. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Midlothian
    01 May 2003
  28. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    01 May 2003
  29. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  30. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  31. ⌂
    Stood down from Midlothian (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  32. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  33. ☷
    Left National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee
    26 Mar 2003
  34. ☷
    Joined National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee as Convener
    09 Jan 2003
  35. ☷
    Left National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee
    09 Jan 2003
  36. ☷
    Joined National Galleries of Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    05 Dec 2002
  37. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    19 Sep 2002
  38. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee as Member
    06 Dec 2001
  39. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Rural Development
    28 Nov 2001
  40. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    28 Nov 2001

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Legacy Paper Committee
    08 Mar 2011
    I thank members for attending. It would be good if the committee could stay on to discuss a couple of housekeeping issues.Meeting closed at 17:46.
  • Legacy Paper Committee
    08 Mar 2011
    Thank you very much. That is much appreciated.
  • Legacy Paper Committee
    08 Mar 2011
    That concludes our meeting. It is the final meeting of the committee in this parliamentary session, so I thank and commend you all for your participation in th…
  • Legacy Paper Committee
    08 Mar 2011
    Do we also agree that the paper will subsequently be published?Members indicated agreement.
  • Legacy Paper Committee
    08 Mar 2011
    Is it agreed that the amendments be made to the legacy paper and the final draft go round to members for agreement by e-mail?Members indicated agreement.
Committee & government roles

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Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Midlothian · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
  • Midlothian · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Midlothian · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)