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Salmond, Alex

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Salmond, Alex

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire East

Politically, you're most like Ingram, Adam SNP — similarity 61.1/100.

Divisions voted in
502
last on 17 Mar 2016
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
61.4%
316 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
93
122 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,805
6,675 chamber · 130 committee
Allowances claimed
£4,594
22 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
93
Carried
9
Defeated
0
Not divided
84

Of the 9 motions that went to a vote, 100.0% were carried.

Closest voting allies

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

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

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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).

Career arc

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

  1. Stood down from Aberdeenshire East (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  2. Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  3. Left First Minister
    19 Nov 2014
  4. Appointed First Minister
    18 May 2011
  5. Left First Minister
    18 May 2011
  6. Started representing Aberdeenshire East
    05 May 2011
  7. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  8. Stood down from Gordon (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  9. Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  10. Appointed First Minister
    16 May 2007
  11. Started representing Gordon
    03 May 2007
  12. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
  13. Stood down from Banff and Buchan (Resigned)
    14 May 2001
  14. Left Scottish National Party
    14 May 2001
  15. Started representing Banff and Buchan
    06 May 1999
  16. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 1999
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    I congratulate Annabel Goldie and Duncan McNeil on their service to the Parliament—their contribution has been substantial indeed. However, I say to Duncan McN…
  • Fiscal Framework Chamber
    23 Feb 2016
    Every Chief Secretary to the Treasury since 1999 has sought to erode the funding of this Parliament, and every single First Minister has faced that situation o…
  • Fiscal Framework Chamber
    23 Feb 2016
    I join the Scottish Labour Party in giving full support to the First Minister’s position. There are no sides in this; there is only Scotland’s side. Recently,…
  • Scottish Rate of Income Tax: Resolution Chamber
    11 Feb 2016
    Did I hear that correctly? Is Mark McDonald saying that Willie Rennie was complaining about the education budget while his colleagues in Aberdeenshire Council …
  • Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    08 Dec 2015
    I welcome the opportunity to contribute, not least to defend Kenny MacAskill, who was a fine justice secretary. I say not just to Alison McInnes but to the who…
Committee & government roles

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