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Baird, Shiona
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
MSP profile
Baird, Shiona
2003 Affirmation
Divisions voted in
0
Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
105
Hansard contributions
881
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·114
stage ·98
bankruptcy ·70
diligence ·70
question ·54
time ·54
business ·48
growth ·41
subordinate ·40
legislation ·40
inquiry ·35
policy ·27
Recent motions & questions
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To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of household waste was recycled by each loc…
Question
S2W-32501 · 29 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive when the outline business cases of the (a) Lothians and Bor…
Question
S2W-32499 · 29 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been carried out to examine the energy co…
Question
S2W-32506 · 28 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive in which local authority areas there are outline proposals …
Question
S2W-32505 · 28 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive how much waste went to landfill in each year from 1999 to 2…
Question
S2W-32504 · 28 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) plastic, (b) glass, (c) metal, (d) paper and (…
Question
S2W-32503 · 28 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive what total amount of waste, including waste recycled, was h…
Question
S2W-32502 · 28 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive when its decisions on each of the strategic outline cases o…
Question
S2W-32500 · 28 Mar 2007
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
105Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
105Voice 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.
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Left Enterprise and Culture Committee02 Apr 2007
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Left Finance Committee02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Green Party02 Apr 2007
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Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member28 Jun 2006
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Left Communities Committee28 Jun 2006
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Joined Enterprise and Culture Committee as Member22 Jun 2005
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Left Equal Opportunities Committee22 Jun 2005
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Joined Communities Committee as Substitute Member03 Sep 2003
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Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Started representing North East Scotland01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Green Party01 May 2003
Who backs their motions most
- Ballance, Chris Green 292×
- Harper, Robin Green 276×
- Scott, Eleanor Green 276×
- Ruskell, Mark Green 252×
- Harvie, Patrick Green 236×
- Ballard, Mark Green 232×
- Gorrie, Donald LD 224×
- Byrne, Ms Rosemary Sol 212×
- Sheridan, Tommy Sol 156×
- Gibson, Rob SNP 148×
Whose motions they back most
- Ballance, Chris Green 328×
- Adam, Brian SNP 236×
- Ballard, Mark Green 216×
- Harvie, Patrick Green 208×
- Harper, Robin Green 188×
- Ruskell, Mark Green 176×
- Maxwell, Stewart SNP 148×
- Turner, Dr Jean Ind 144×
- Gorrie, Donald LD 136×
- White, Sandra SNP 136×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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The Future of Scotland
Chamber
29 Mar 2007The debate is clearly an occasion for reflection as well as for setting out a vision for a future Scotland. As we look forward to the next session of the Parli…
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First Minister's Question Time
Chamber
15 Mar 2007I thank the First Minister for that reply, but I disagree with him on his record in the Parliament. Does he agree that his Executive's green thread has snapped…
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First Minister's Question Time
Chamber
15 Mar 2007In the wake of the publication of the United Kingdom draft Climate Change Bill, Sarah Boyack hurriedly announced plans for a Scottish climate change bill that …
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First Minister's Question Time
Chamber
15 Mar 2007To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland and what issues he intends to discuss. (S2F-2786)
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Legacy Paper
Committee
13 Mar 2007I would appreciate that.
Committee & government roles
Committee
- Finance Committee Substitute Member · left 02 Apr 2007
- Enterprise and Culture Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
- Communities Committee Substitute Member · left 28 Jun 2006
- Equal Opportunities Committee Member · left 22 Jun 2005
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Green Party · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
Seats
- North East Scotland · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)