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Adam, Brian

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Adam, Brian

Former (by-election triggered) Scottish National Party Aberdeen Donside

2003 Affirmation

Politically, you're most like White, Sandra SNP — similarity 81.3/100.

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Divisions voted in
226
last on 31 Jan 2013
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
67.5%
109 "Not Voted" of 335 divisions present
Motions lodged
251
1,580 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,955
1,609 chamber · 3,346 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·190 executive ·63 question ·43 time ·43 budget ·30 local ·23 finance ·23 stage ·16 reform ·15 aberdeen ·15 united ·15 science ·14
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
251
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
251
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

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

Voice fingerprint

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

interests order non-financial interests standards commissioner prejudice test heritable property non-financial overseas visits heritable gifts determinations pfi ppp member's salary
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    25 Apr 2013
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen Donside (Deceased)
    25 Apr 2013
  3. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    25 Apr 2013
  4. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    18 Sep 2012
  5. ★
    Left Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip
    06 Sep 2012
  6. ★
    Appointed Minister for Parliamentary Business and Chief Whip
    25 May 2011
  7. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen Donside
    05 May 2011
  8. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  9. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  10. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  11. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen North (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  12. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  13. ☷
    Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    07 Dec 2010
  14. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    07 Dec 2010
  15. ☷
    Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    01 Dec 2010
  16. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2008
  17. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    26 Jun 2008
  18. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    20 Jun 2007
  19. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Deputy Convener
    20 Jun 2007
  20. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  21. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen North
    03 May 2007
  22. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
  23. ☷
    Left Standards and Public Appointments Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  24. ☷
    Left Justice 1 Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  25. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen North (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  26. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    02 Apr 2007
  27. ☷
    Joined Standards and Public Appointments Committee as Convener
    18 Mar 2005
  28. ☷
    Left Standards Committee
    18 Mar 2005
  29. ☷
    Joined Justice 1 Committee as Substitute Member
    30 Sep 2004
  30. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Culture Committee
    21 Sep 2004
  31. ☷
    Left Education Committee
    24 May 2004
  32. ☷
    Joined Standards Committee as Convener
    18 Nov 2003
  33. ☷
    Left Standards Committee
    18 Nov 2003
  34. ☷
    Joined Standards Committee as Member
    12 Nov 2003
  35. ☷
    Joined Education Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2003
  36. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Culture Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  37. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen North
    01 May 2003
  38. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    01 May 2003
  39. ☷
    Left Health and Community Care Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  40. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    31 Mar 2003

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Oil and Gas Sector Chamber
    09 Jan 2013
    I am pleased to say that the universities and colleges in Scotland are going to step up to the plate with regard to skills. That is particularly true of those …
  • Cross-party Group Committee
    20 Dec 2012
    I declare an interest as a former convener of that cross-party group. I am not sure that we need to see the present convener either now or in the future. I do …
  • Role of Science in Public Policy Chamber
    11 Dec 2012
    Does the minister agree that the important question that scientific advice can answer, or at least go some way towards answering, is: is it a coincidence or is…
  • Role of Science in Public Policy Chamber
    11 Dec 2012
    The member’s colleague Willie Rennie used to work with the Royal Society of Chemistry and will be very familiar with it. His predecessor and successor in that …
  • Role of Science in Public Policy Chamber
    11 Dec 2012
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