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Ewing, Fergus

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Ewing, Fergus

Former (left at end of session) Independent Inverness and Nairn

Information on Fergus Ewing can also be found on http://www.snp.org

Politically, you're most like MacAskill, Kenny SNP — similarity 83.2/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,370
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
96.8%
3.2% rebellion
Attendance
83.5%
470 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
257
2,894 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
13,082
5,493 chamber · 7,589 committee
Allowances claimed
£220,558
1,147 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
petitions ·223 continued ·165 question ·57 time ·54 bill ·35 stage ·32 energy ·23 portfolio ·21 land ·19 reform ·19 general ·14 care ·14
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Motion success

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

Lodged
257
Carried
38
Defeated
1
Not divided
218

Of the 39 motions that went to a vote, 97.4% 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

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).

plainly farmers crofters crofters crofting brexit moved fergus lfass ccs gove flour city ewing agreed bankruptcy
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S4 · SNP
0.1%
S5 · SNP
27.0%
S6 · Ind
4.1%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Inverness and Nairn (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. –
    Left Independent
    08 Apr 2026
  4. +
    Joined Independent
    20 Jun 2025
  5. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    20 Jun 2025
  6. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    27 Apr 2023
  7. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Substitute Member
    31 Mar 2022
  8. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Member
    31 Mar 2022
  9. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    31 Mar 2022
  10. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    31 Mar 2022
  11. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism
    19 May 2021
  14. ⌂
    Started representing Inverness and Nairn
    06 May 2021
  15. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  16. ⌂
    Stood down from Inverness and Nairn (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  17. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  18. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism
    17 Feb 2020
  19. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy
    17 Feb 2020
  20. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy
    26 Jun 2018
  21. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity
    26 Jun 2018
  22. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity
    19 May 2016
  23. ★
    Left Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
    18 May 2016
  24. ⌂
    Started representing Inverness and Nairn
    05 May 2016
  25. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Inverness and Nairn (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  27. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  28. ★
    Left Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism
    21 Nov 2014
  29. ★
    Appointed Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism
    21 Nov 2014
  30. ★
    Appointed Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism
    25 May 2011
  31. ★
    Left Minister for Community Safety
    25 May 2011
  32. ⌂
    Started representing Inverness and Nairn
    05 May 2011
  33. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  34. ⌂
    Stood down from Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  35. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  36. ★
    Appointed Minister for Community Safety
    17 May 2007
  37. ⌂
    Started representing Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
    03 May 2007
  38. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
  39. ☷
    Left Local Government and Transport Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  40. ⌂
    Stood down from Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007

26 earlier events not shown.

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    Last October, the Chinese renewables company Ming Yang announced an investment of £1,500 million in my constituency, which would initially create 1,500 direct …
  • Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    Does the member agree not only that Mr Ross is an outstanding and fearless parliamentarian—as we must all agree, whatever our views—but that he has, as I know,…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I congratulate the minister on having the gumption to do something that does not happen a great deal by introducing the bill with an expedited procedure. I thi…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I congratulate the minister at least for introducing the bill, but would it not have been better, rather than having two options, if there was simply one optio…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    Thank you very much indeed for that advice, Presiding Officer.Whether in Lothian, where the backlog is £69 million, in Highland, where it is £233 million, or a…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Office costs £7,732 £6,915 +£817
MSP & staff travel £1,823 £1,161 +£662
Edinburgh accommodation £5,469 £7,636 −£2,168
Engagement costs £85 £6,283 −£6,198
Registered interests

169 total · showing most recent.

  • Heritable property · 24 May 2021
    I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
  • Heritable property · 24 May 2021
    I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
  • Heritable property · 24 May 2021
    I own a house in Lossiemouth which has a market value of between £150,001 and £200,000 and from which I derive income of up to £5,000 per annum.
  • Interest in shares · 24 May 2021
    I own ordinary shares in Finsbury Growth & Income (an investment trust) with a value of £40,131.
  • Interest in shares · 24 May 2021
    I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £43,035.
  • Interest in shares · 24 May 2021
    I own ordinary shares in Scottish Mortgage (an investment trust) with a value of £40,740.
  • Interest in shares · 24 May 2021
    I owned ordinary shares in Finsbury Growth & Income (an investment trust) with a value of £40,131. [Amended interest 1 May 2022, Ceased interest 1 May 2022]
  • Interest in shares · 24 May 2021
    I own ordinary shares in Findlay Park American (an investment trust) with a value of £49,327. [Amended interest 1 May 2022]
Career timeline

Party

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