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Cunningham, Roseanna

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Cunningham, Roseanna

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Perthshire South and Kinross-shire

Politically, you're most like MacAskill, Kenny SNP — similarity 72.8/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,518
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
92.6%
121 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
233
965 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
12,583
2,746 chamber · 9,837 committee
Allowances claimed
£71,925
622 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·167 time ·167 portfolio ·137 european ·89 union ·89 bill ·86 withdrawal ·66 scrutiny ·60 climate ·58 change ·58 budget ·57 stage ·52
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
233
Carried
20
Defeated
1
Not divided
212

Of the 21 motions that went to a vote, 95.2% 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).

flood risk ccc crown estate change plan ess snaring paris agreement snh moved roseanna flood management ets net zero
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.7%
S4 · SNP
0.0%
S5 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
    20 May 2021
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  3. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  4. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
    18 May 2016
  5. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
    18 May 2016
  6. ⌂
    Started representing Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
    05 May 2016
  7. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  8. ⌂
    Stood down from Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  9. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  10. ★
    Left Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
    25 Nov 2014
  11. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training
    25 Nov 2014
  12. ★
    Left Minister for the Environment and Climate Change
    25 May 2011
  13. ★
    Appointed Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs
    25 May 2011
  14. ⌂
    Started representing Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
    05 May 2011
  15. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  16. ⌂
    Stood down from Perth (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  17. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  18. ★
    Appointed Minister for the Environment and Climate Change
    12 Dec 2010
  19. ★
    Left Minister for Environment
    12 Dec 2010
  20. ★
    Appointed Minister for Environment
    12 Feb 2009
  21. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
    11 Feb 2009
  22. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    11 Feb 2009
  23. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Convener
    20 Jun 2007
  24. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
    20 Jun 2007
  25. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    14 Jun 2007
  26. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Perth
    03 May 2007
  28. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
  29. ☷
    Left Health Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  30. ⌂
    Stood down from Perth (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  31. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    02 Apr 2007
  32. ☷
    Left Justice 1 Committee
    28 Sep 2004
  33. ☷
    Left Environment and Rural Development Committee
    27 Sep 2004
  34. ☷
    Left Health Committee
    21 Sep 2004
  35. ☷
    Joined Health Committee as Convener
    21 Sep 2004
  36. ☷
    Joined Health Committee as Member
    15 Sep 2004
  37. ☷
    Joined Justice 1 Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2003
  38. ☷
    Joined Environment and Rural Development Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  39. ⌂
    Started representing Perth
    01 May 2003
  40. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    01 May 2003

10 earlier events not shown.

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    On the last day of the current parliamentary session, it seems fitting that we are considering a member’s bill that has strong cross-party support and addresse…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2021
    I think that Alexander Stewart is referring to the recommendation on having a dedicated site agent, which is one of the two recommendations that SEPA is not ta…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2021
    I know that Annabelle Ewing has been closely involved in the matter for some time, and I value her constructive engagement on it. As I have indicated, work on …
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2021
    There is constant discussion within Government and between the Government and a variety of partners in different sectors of the economy on how we go forward. W…
  • Topical Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2021
    I am glad that Mark Ruskell considers that there has been progress—I believe that a great deal of progress has been made. I pointed to the 20 recommendations o…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2016
    I am a non-practising advocate.
  • Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats