Holyrood, made browsable
McNeil, Duncan
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
Divisions voted in
553
Party alignment
100.0%
Attendance
67.6%
Motions lodged
70
Hansard contributions
10,738
Allowances claimed
£2,175
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
subordinate ·146
legislation ·146
bill ·139
stage ·121
burial ·100
cremation ·100
access ·66
medicines ·66
penrose ·42
inquiry ·42
care ·36
scrutiny ·23
Recent motions & questions
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
70Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
70Closest voting allies
MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 100.0% 463 shared
- Grant, Rhoda Lab 100.0% 496 shared
- Kelly, James Lab 100.0% 483 shared
- Macintosh, Ken NPA 100.0% 501 shared
- Gray, Iain Lab 100.0% 504 shared
- Eadie, Helen Lab 100.0% 225 shared
Furthest apart on votes
MSPs they vote against most often.
- Walker, Bill Ind 26.0% 169 shared
- Salmond, Alex SNP 27.7% 365 shared
- Adam, Brian SNP 28.3% 166 shared
- Sturgeon, Nicola SNP 30.3% 466 shared
- Russell, Michael SNP 30.4% 454 shared
- Grahame, Christine SNP 30.9% 527 shared
MSPs like this one
Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.
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Baillie, Jackie Lab 77.5vote 99 · co-sponsor 84 · topic 28
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vote 100 · co-sponsor 62 · topic 40
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McMahon, Michael Lab 72.9vote 99 · co-sponsor 60 · topic 33
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Murray, Elaine Lab 68.4vote 99 · co-sponsor 47 · topic 28
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Henry, Hugh Lab 67.8vote 99 · co-sponsor 56 · topic 18
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Macintosh, Ken NPA 67.2vote 100 · co-sponsor 47 · topic 22
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vote 100 · co-sponsor 43 · topic 25
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Grant, Rhoda Lab 67.0vote 100 · co-sponsor 38 · topic 30
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.
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Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee23 Mar 2016
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Left Health and Sport Committee23 Mar 2016
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Stood down from Greenock and Inverclyde (Dissolution)23 Mar 2016
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Left Scottish Labour23 Mar 2016
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Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Deputy Convener15 Jan 2015
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Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee15 Jan 2015
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Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Member08 Jan 2015
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Left Health and Sport Committee15 Jun 2011
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Joined Health and Sport Committee as Convener15 Jun 2011
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Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member01 Jun 2011
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Started representing Greenock and Inverclyde05 May 2011
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Joined Scottish Labour05 May 2011
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Left Local Government and Communities Committee22 Mar 2011
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Stood down from Greenock and Inverclyde (Dissolution)22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour22 Mar 2011
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Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Convener20 Jun 2007
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Left Local Government and Communities Committee20 Jun 2007
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Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member13 Jun 2007
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Started representing Greenock and Inverclyde03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour03 May 2007
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Left Health Committee02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from Greenock and Inverclyde (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Joined Health Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Started representing Greenock and Inverclyde01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Stood down from Greenock and Inverclyde (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Left Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee07 Jan 2001
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Joined Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Started representing Greenock and Inverclyde06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 108×
- Godman, Trish Lab 81×
- Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 66×
- Gibson, Kenneth SNP 63×
- McMahon, Michael Lab 63×
- Murray, Elaine Lab 63×
- Paterson, Gil SNP 63×
- McMillan, Stuart SNP 60×
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 57×
- Henry, Hugh Lab 57×
Whose motions they back most
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 201×
- Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 108×
- Findlay, Neil Lab 81×
- Godman, Trish Lab 57×
- Ferguson, Patricia Lab 51×
- Henry, Hugh Lab 48×
- Smith, Drew Lab 48×
- Grant, Rhoda Lab 45×
- McMillan, Stuart SNP 45×
- McNulty, Des Lab 45×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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Scotland Bill
Chamber
16 Mar 2016Seniority!
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Scotland Bill
Chamber
16 Mar 2016Thank you, Presiding Officer. I want to take a moment to thank all the members of the Parliament’s staff who have served me my breakfast, put up with my rants …
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Annual Report
Committee
15 Mar 2016I think that it is a record. The committee has been very busy over the piece. Does the committee agree to publish the annual report on Thursday 17 March? Mem…
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Annual Report
Committee
15 Mar 2016We move to our annual report. Members will see that the report that is before them is a factual account of the work that the committee has carried out during t…
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Subordinate Legislation
Committee
15 Mar 2016There has been no motion to annul the regulations and the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has not made any comments on the regulations. If there are …
Committee & government roles
Committee
- Devolution (Further Powers) Committee Deputy Convener · left 23 Mar 2016
- Devolution (Further Powers) Committee Member · left 15 Jan 2015
- Health and Sport Committee Convener · left 23 Mar 2016
- Health and Sport Committee Member · left 15 Jun 2011
- Local Government and Communities Committee Convener · left 22 Mar 2011
- Local Government and Communities Committee Member · left 20 Jun 2007
- Health Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
- Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Member · left 07 Jan 2001
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
- Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- Greenock and Inverclyde · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
- Greenock and Inverclyde · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
- Greenock and Inverclyde · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- Greenock and Inverclyde · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)