Johnstone, Alex

• Question
  S5O-00249 · 26 Oct 2016
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  S5W-03273 · 21 Oct 2016
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  S5W-03268 · 12 Oct 2016
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  S5W-03267 · 12 Oct 2016
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  S5W-03272 · 12 Oct 2016
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  S5W-03271 · 12 Oct 2016
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  S5O-00156 · 21 Sep 2016
• Sue Ryder – Dee View Court Motion
  S5M-01442 · 14 Sep 2016

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Scotland Welcomes 1,000 Refugees
  08 Sep 2016 · they voted No, party voted Abstain
• EU Referendum
  09 Jun 2015 · they voted No, party voted Abstain

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

Of the 30 motions that went to a vote, 10.0% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• McLetchie, David Con 100.0% 193 shared
• Smith, Liz Con 99.9% 799 shared
• Brown, Gavin Con 99.9% 731 shared
• Fergusson, Alex Con 99.6% 695 shared
• McGrigor, Jamie Con 99.6% 676 shared
• Scott, John Con 99.5% 770 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Wightman, Andy Ind 13.9% 65 shared
• Greer, Ross Green 13.9% 65 shared
• Ruskell, Mark Green 14.1% 64 shared
• Walker, Bill Ind 16.0% 212 shared
• Todd, Maree SNP 17.2% 64 shared
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 17.2% 64 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Milne, Nanette Con 80.9
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• McGrigor, Jamie Con 76.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 83 · topic 22
• Fraser, Murdo Con 74.0
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 70 · topic 28
• Scanlon, Mary Con 73.4
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 70 · topic 25
• Lamont, John Con 71.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 75 · topic 13
• Fergusson, Alex Con 70.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 49 · topic 33
• Mitchell, Margaret Con 69.9
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 61 · topic 20
• McLetchie, David Con 67.0
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 40 · topic 28

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

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Fraser, Murdo Con 140×
• Milne, Nanette Con 136×
• McGrigor, Jamie Con 132×
• Mitchell, Margaret Con 120×
• Scanlon, Mary Con 112×
• Lamont, John Con 104×
• Smith, Liz Con 92×
• White, Sandra SNP 92×
• Carlaw, Jackson Con 72×
• Lyle, Richard SNP 72×

• Fraser, Murdo Con 312×
• Monteith, Mr Brian Ind 276×
• Mitchell, Margaret Con 212×
• Dey, Graeme SNP 184×
• Milne, Nanette Con 172×
• Scanlon, Mary Con 168×
• McGrigor, Jamie Con 124×
• Adam, Brian SNP 116×
• Lamont, John Con 112×
• Brocklebank, Ted Con 108×

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Committee

• Finance and Constitution Committee Deputy Convener · left 03 Nov 2016
• Finance Committee Deputy Convener · left 29 Sep 2016
• Finance Committee Member · left 15 Jun 2016
• Welfare Reform Committee Substitute Member · left 23 Mar 2016
• Equal Opportunities Committee Substitute Member · left 23 Mar 2016
• Devolution (Further Powers) Committee Member · left 23 Mar 2016
• Equal Opportunities Committee Member · left 11 Mar 2015
• Public Petitions Committee Substitute Member · left 01 Apr 2014

• Heritable property · 01 Jun 2016
  I own agricultural land in Aberdeenshire with a market value of between £300,001 and £350,000. I receive gross income from this land of up to £5,000 per annum.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I am a member of the National Farmers Union of Scotland.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I was previously a member of the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I was previously a Trustee of the Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust, a recognised charity which aimed to reconnect young people with the countryside. I did not receive any remuneration …
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  In December 2012 I received a gift of a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 year old single malt whisky from the ASLEF trade union. The value of this gift was approximately £25.
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I received a ticket and hospitality from First Scotrail for the Scotland v Ireland 6 Nations match at Murrayfield on 24 February 2013. The value of this gift is below the threshold for registration i…
• Controlled transactions · 01 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests
• Gifts · 01 Jun 2016
  No registrable interests

Party

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 05 May 2016 — 07 Dec 2016
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003

Seats

• North East Scotland · 05 May 2016 — 07 Dec 2016 (Deceased)
• North East Scotland · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
• North East Scotland · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
• North East Scotland · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
• North East Scotland · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)