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Jackson, Dr Sylvia

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Jackson, Dr Sylvia

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Stirling

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Attendance

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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present

Motions lodged

415 questions · 0 unanswered

Hansard contributions

8,527

637 chamber · 7,890 committee

Allowances claimed

£0

0 transactions

Most-discussed topics in Hansard

instruments ·197 subject ·184 delegated ·146 powers ·146 scrutiny ·146 annulment ·140 executive ·103 responses ·102 draft ·43 approval ·42 laid ·24 before ·24

Recent motions & questions

To ask the Scottish Executive how many local rail passenger journeys which started or fin… Question
S2W-32477 · 29 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to Stirling Council to … Question
S2W-32458 · 29 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed by agencies and non-department… Question
S2W-32491 · 28 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated total levels of CO2 emissions have been … Question
S2W-32485 · 28 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated total levels of CO2 emissions have been … Question
S2W-32484 · 28 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to help tackle climate change. Question
S2W-32469 · 28 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) knee-joint replacement and (b) cataract operat… Question
S2W-32480 · 27 Mar 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pregnancies were teenage pregnancies in … Question
S2W-32475 · 27 Mar 2007

Motion success

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

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Voice fingerprint

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

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Career arc

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

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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Left Local Government and Transport Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from Stirling (Dissolution)

02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour

02 Apr 2007
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Left Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee

30 Sep 2004
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Joined Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee as Member

16 Jun 2004
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Convener

10 Jun 2003
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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee

10 Jun 2003
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member

04 Jun 2003
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Joined Local Government and Transport Committee as Member

04 Jun 2003
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Started representing Stirling

01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour

01 May 2003
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Left Local Government Committee

31 Mar 2003
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Left Justice 2 Committee

31 Mar 2003
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Stood down from Stirling (Dissolution)

31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour

31 Mar 2003
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Joined Justice 2 Committee as Substitute Member

26 Sep 2002
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Left European Committee

07 Jan 2001
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Joined Local Government Committee as Deputy Convener

12 Dec 2000
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Left Local Government Committee

12 Dec 2000
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Joined European Committee as Member

17 Jun 1999
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Joined Local Government Committee as Member

17 Jun 1999
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Started representing Stirling

06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour

06 May 1999

Who backs their motions most

Gorrie, Donald LD 102×
Godman, Trish Lab 93×
Radcliffe, Nora LD 75×
Barrie, Scott Lab 72×
Harper, Robin Green 63×
Smith, Elaine Lab 63×
Stone, Jamie LD 63×
Peattie, Cathy Lab 60×
Macmillan, Maureen Lab 57×
Sheridan, Tommy Sol 54×

Whose motions they back most

McNeill, Pauline Lab 75×
Boyack, Sarah Lab 72×
Godman, Trish Lab 63×
Peattie, Cathy Lab 60×
Baillie, Jackie Lab 48×
Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 42×
Butler, Bill Lab 36×
Craigie, Cathie Lab 36×
Eadie, Helen Lab 33×
Jamieson, Cathy Lab 33×

Recent contributions to the Official Report

Legacy Paper Committee
27 Mar 2007

Paragraph 32 is on financial transparency—I think that it is okay now. Paragraph 34 is on European issues, which is a big area, and I think that the alteration…
Legacy Paper Committee
27 Mar 2007

Is it? Ruth Cooper thought so.Our big concern is with the use of combined powers. Paragraph 31 seems to be okay. Are members content?Members indicated agreemen…
Legacy Paper Committee
27 Mar 2007

Everything else on page 5 seems to be okay. Interruption. I dread to think what members are muttering about.In paragraph 30, on page 6, I picked up that there …
Legacy Paper Committee
27 Mar 2007

Over the page, there is a paragraph on consolidation. When I met Margaret Curran, she said that the Executive was keen to take up our recommendation about cons…
Legacy Paper Committee
27 Mar 2007

Further down the page, a comment was made about reports to lead committees and when it is important to flag up matters.

Committee & government roles

Committee

Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee Member · left 30 Sep 2004
Subordinate Legislation Committee Convener · left 02 Apr 2007
Subordinate Legislation Committee Member · left 10 Jun 2003
Local Government and Transport Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
Justice 2 Committee Substitute Member · left 31 Mar 2003
Local Government Committee Deputy Convener · left 31 Mar 2003
European Committee Member · left 07 Jan 2001
Local Government Committee Member · left 12 Dec 2000

Career timeline

Party

Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003

Seats

Stirling · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
Stirling · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)