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McLeish, Henry

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McLeish, Henry

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Central Fife
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Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
31
0 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,167
1,057 chamber · 110 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·446 time ·446 programme ·28 working ·18 together ·18 motion ·14 confidence ·12 executive ·10 ministerial ·6 appointment ·6 numbers ·2 prison ·1
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
31
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
31
Voice fingerprint

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

knowledge economy e-commerce economic framework enterprise lifelong david mcletchie immediate plans mcletchie cubie sqa economic delivery john swinney's swinney's
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Fife (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  2. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  3. ★
    Left First Minister
    08 Nov 2001
  4. ★
    Left Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    26 Oct 2000
  5. ★
    Appointed First Minister
    26 Oct 2000
  6. ★
    Appointed Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    19 May 1999
  7. ⌂
    Started representing Central Fife
    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
  • MSP Numbers Chamber
    27 Mar 2002
    I will not give way at this stage.It is important to say that such a link might have logic for the political and administrative convenience of the parties and …
  • MSP Numbers Chamber
    27 Mar 2002
    I rise to support Patricia Ferguson's motion, because it is important for the Parliament and for the people of Scotland.On David McLetchie's speech, it is with…
  • Prison Estates Review Chamber
    21 Mar 2002
    The statement is important and I sympathise with the Minister for Justice as he tackles the problems, some of which have been neglected for many years. The sta…
  • Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    06 Feb 2002
    I would like to say a few words at the conclusion of the debate on this bill. I would like to congratulate the Executive—Malcolm Chisholm and the new ministers…
  • First Minister's Question Time Chamber
    01 Nov 2001
    I appreciate the point that Nicola Sturgeon makes and I am sure that the Minister for Health and Community Care also acknowledges her point. We are moving ahea…
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