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Deacon, Susan

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Deacon, Susan

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
70
240 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,020
1,016 chamber · 2,004 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·169 stage ·147 executive ·104 interests ·86 agencies ·62 relocation ·59 departments ·59 ndpbs ·59 bankruptcy ·30 diligence ·30 enterprise ·30 subordinate ·17
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
70
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
70
Voice fingerprint

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

health plan executive's health department arbuthnott terrain odour health demonstration committee's arbuthnott review nhs modernisation csg enterprise culture
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Culture Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  2. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  3. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  5. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  6. ☷
    Left Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee
    15 Mar 2006
  7. ☷
    Left Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee
    08 Mar 2006
  8. ☷
    Joined Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    08 Mar 2006
  9. ☷
    Joined Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Bill Committee as Member
    15 Dec 2005
  10. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2003
  11. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Culture Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  12. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
    01 May 2003
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    01 May 2003
  15. ☷
    Left Standards Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  16. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  18. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  19. ☷
    Joined Standards Committee as Member
    29 Nov 2001
  20. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Member
    29 Nov 2001
  21. ★
    Left Minister for Health and Community Care
    28 Nov 2001
  22. ★
    Appointed Minister for Health and Community Care
    19 May 1999
  23. ⌂
    Started representing Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
    06 May 1999
  24. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE Chamber
    29 Mar 2007
    Does the minister agree that prevention is always better than cure and that politicians of all parties should take heed of the words of the head of Scotland's …
  • Education Chamber
    22 Mar 2007
    I entirely agree.In that context, I highlight the role of enterprise education. Although it has developed tremendously, it needs to be much more about fosterin…
  • Education Chamber
    22 Mar 2007
    It is a pleasure to follow Margo MacDonald. As ever, she made a genuinely independent contribution—in every sense of the word.Perhaps this is a time for reflec…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    22 Mar 2007
    Thank you.
  • European Structural Funds Committee
    13 Mar 2007
    I am conscious that Christine May was rather apologetic about raising the matter, so I stress that it is helpful that she did so. There are many issues that ne…
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