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Dewar, Donald

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Dewar, Donald

Former (by-election triggered) No Party Affiliation Glasgow Anniesland

Brahler ID changed from 0027 to 0027000 by AJP on 06/12/00 because Bill Butler assigned brahler ID of 0027.

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Divisions voted in
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
10
0 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
691
691 chamber · 0 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·376 time ·376 open ·57 fuel ·39 situation ·39 european ·22 union ·22 officers ·18 executive ·16 local ·12 section ·12 holyrood ·10
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
10
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
10
Voice fingerprint

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

salmond mcletchie beattie media alex salmond unemployment claimant colin boyd andrew hardie concordats lowest unemployment solution distinct responsibility introduce distinct now
Career arc

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

  1. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    15 Oct 2000
  2. ★
    Left First Minister
    11 Oct 2000
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Anniesland (Deceased)
    11 Oct 2000
  4. –
    Left No Party Affiliation
    01 Oct 2000
  5. +
    Joined No Party Affiliation
    01 Oct 2000
  6. ★
    Appointed First Minister
    13 May 1999
  7. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Anniesland
    06 May 1999
  8. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    05 Oct 2000
    I am not going to be tempted—even by the charm of Jamie Stone—to discuss the immediate future of the maternity unit at Wick, although I am sure that it gives g…
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    05 Oct 2000
    I do not blame Ben Wallace for making that point, because there has been much speculation about it in the press. However, I am told that there will be 900,000 …
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    05 Oct 2000
    As Ben Wallace knows, after the experiences of last winter a great deal of effort has gone into planning. The winter performance group established by the Scott…
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    05 Oct 2000
    I will certainly look very carefully at that. However, I can tell Andrew Wilson that, in real terms, the level of public spending will be higher than ever befo…
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    05 Oct 2000
    I certainly agree with Michael McMahon about that. At the moment we are faced with a debate that has a certain air of unreality about it. We have a bid on the …
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