Holyrood, made browsable
Alexander, Ms Wendy
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.
Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
64
Hansard contributions
3,842
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·335
report ·41
council ·35
economic ·35
advisers ·35
annual ·35
budget ·33
draft ·30
2011-12 ·26
scrutiny ·25
enterprise ·24
network ·24
Recent motions & questions
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To ask the Scottish Executive what level of committed grid investment there is and planne…
Question
S3W-39684 · 14 Mar 2011
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To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on how an independent Scotland would u…
Question
S3W-37243 · 10 Feb 2011
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Oppose the Deskilling of Teaching in Renfrewshire
Motion
S3M-07680 · 11 Jan 2011
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To ask the Scottish Executive how it considers that “the powers of independence and finan…
Question
S3W-36518 · 06 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish plans on how “financial independence w…
Question
S3W-36517 · 06 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive how its plans for full fiscal autonomy differ from the arra…
Question
S3W-36516 · 06 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive which individual elements of the bail-out of the Royal Bank…
Question
S3W-36515 · 06 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive how the actions taken to bail-out the Royal Bank of Scotlan…
Question
S3W-36514 · 06 Dec 2010
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
64Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
64Voice 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 Scotland Bill Committee22 Mar 2011
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Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee22 Mar 2011
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Stood down from Paisley North (Dissolution)22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour22 Mar 2011
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Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Convener07 Dec 2010
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Left Scotland Bill Committee07 Dec 2010
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Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member01 Dec 2010
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Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member02 Oct 2008
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Started representing Paisley North03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour03 May 2007
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Left Finance Committee02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from Paisley North (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Left European and External Relations Committee06 Dec 2006
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Left Education Committee23 Nov 2006
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Left Finance Committee21 Nov 2006
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Joined Finance Committee as Convener21 Nov 2006
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Joined European and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member10 Sep 2003
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Joined Finance Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Joined Education Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Started representing Paisley North01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Left Justice 1 Committee31 Mar 2003
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Left Finance Committee31 Mar 2003
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Stood down from Paisley North (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member26 Sep 2002
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Joined Justice 1 Committee as Member09 May 2002
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Left Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning03 May 2002
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Appointed Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning28 Nov 2001
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Left Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning28 Nov 2001
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Left Minister for Communities01 Nov 2000
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Appointed Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning01 Nov 2000
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Left Minister for Communities01 Nov 2000
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Appointed Minister for Communities12 Jun 1999
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Left Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing12 Jun 1999
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Appointed Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing19 May 1999
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Appointed Minister for Communities19 May 1999
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Started representing Paisley North06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Godman, Trish Lab 108×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 84×
- Macintosh, Ken NPA 80×
- McAveety, Mr Frank Lab 80×
- Mulligan, Mary Lab 80×
- Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 76×
- Henry, Hugh Lab 72×
- Harper, Robin Green 56×
- Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 56×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 52×
Whose motions they back most
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 152×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 140×
- Boyack, Sarah Lab 116×
- Butler, Bill Lab 108×
- Godman, Trish Lab 104×
- Henry, Hugh Lab 88×
- Peattie, Cathy Lab 80×
- Murray, Elaine Lab 52×
- Wilson, Bill SNP 52×
- Brown, Robert LD 48×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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“Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reductions Targets 2010-2022—Report on Proposals and Policies”
Chamber
16 Mar 2011I have a helpful question for the minister. Last summer, the Scottish Government was helpful enough to provide to the independent budget review a figure of £8 …
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Scotland Bill
Chamber
10 Mar 2011I pay tribute to my committee colleagues, who are all highly experienced parliamentarians in their own right, and to the clerks, to the Scottish Parliament inf…
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Project Transmit
Committee
09 Feb 2011Visually—exactly.
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Project Transmit
Committee
09 Feb 2011I do not think we need to go into that level of detail at this stage, but it would be helpful to have a sense—even just visually—of what we have been discussin…
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Project Transmit
Committee
09 Feb 2011A brief note to lay out that landscape would be helpful. Returning to my original point, the question is whether significant net investment for transmission re…
Committee & government roles
Government
- Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning · 28 Nov 2001 — 03 May 2002
- Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning · 01 Nov 2000 — 28 Nov 2001
- Minister for Communities · 12 Jun 1999 — 01 Nov 2000
- Minister for Communities · 19 May 1999 — 01 Nov 2000
- Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing · 19 May 1999 — 12 Jun 1999
Committee
- Scotland Bill Committee Convener · left 22 Mar 2011
- Scotland Bill Committee Member · left 07 Dec 2010
- Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Member · left 22 Mar 2011
- Finance Committee Convener · left 02 Apr 2007
- European and External Relations Committee Substitute Member · left 06 Dec 2006
- Finance Committee Member · left 21 Nov 2006
- Education Committee Member · left 23 Nov 2006
- Finance Committee Substitute Member · left 31 Mar 2003
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- Paisley North · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
- Paisley North · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- Paisley North · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)