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Welsh, Andrew

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Welsh, Andrew

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Angus
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Divisions voted in
0
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
38
539 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,108
399 chamber · 4,709 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·335 reform ·259 stage ·257 public ·252 services ·250 inquiry ·79 financial ·77 memorandum ·76 spending ·55 variable ·51 rate ·51 alcohol ·33
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
38
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
38
Voice fingerprint

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

phones pagers pagers adopt level finance session committee's tayside health market wearing auditor general's turn mobile general's afternoon welcome wearing late
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Angus (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  3. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ☷
    Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    05 Nov 2009
  5. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    25 Jun 2009
  6. ☷
    Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Jun 2009
  7. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    11 Dec 2008
  8. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    10 Dec 2008
  9. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Convener
    19 Jun 2007
  10. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    19 Jun 2007
  11. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  12. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Angus
    03 May 2007
  14. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
  15. ☷
    Left Education Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  16. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Angus (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    02 Apr 2007
  19. ☷
    Joined Education Committee as Substitute Member
    23 Feb 2006
  20. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    28 Sep 2004
  21. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Deputy Convener
    28 Sep 2004
  22. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    23 Sep 2004
  23. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    23 Sep 2004
  24. ☷
    Left Local Government and Transport Committee
    21 Sep 2004
  25. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2003
  26. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Transport Committee as Deputy Convener
    10 Jun 2003
  27. ☷
    Left Local Government and Transport Committee
    10 Jun 2003
  28. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Transport Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  29. ⌂
    Started representing Angus
    01 May 2003
  30. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    01 May 2003
  31. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  32. ⌂
    Stood down from Angus (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  33. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    31 Mar 2003
  34. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Convener
    17 Jun 1999
  35. ⌂
    Started representing Angus
    06 May 1999
  36. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 1999
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Committee & government roles

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Party

Seats

  • Angus · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
  • Angus · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Angus · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)