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Kelly, James

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MSP profile

Kelly, James

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Glasgow

Politically, you're most like McTaggart, Anne Lab — similarity 81.2/100.

Divisions voted in
1,447
last on 23 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
88.3%
192 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
236
833 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,486
1,746 chamber · 1,740 committee
Allowances claimed
£71,013
1,145 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S5O-05151 · 24 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35970 · 24 Mar 2021
  • National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms Motion
    S5M-24396.3 · 18 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35697 · 12 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35594 · 12 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5O-05110 · 11 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35595 · 11 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35597 · 10 Mar 2021
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
236
Carried
7
Defeated
4
Not divided
225

Of the 11 motions that went to a vote, 63.6% 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).

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · Lab
0.1%
S5 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  2. Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  3. Left Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
    25 Nov 2020
  4. Left Justice Committee
    25 Nov 2020
  5. Joined Justice Sub-Committee on Policing as Member
    25 Sep 2019
  6. Joined Justice Committee as Member
    10 Sep 2019
  7. Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    05 Sep 2019
  8. Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    09 Jan 2018
  9. Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Sep 2016
  10. Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  11. Left Public Audit Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  12. Left Finance Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  13. Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  14. Joined Finance Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  15. Started representing Glasgow
    05 May 2016
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
  17. Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  18. Left Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  19. Stood down from Rutherglen (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  20. Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  21. Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Jan 2015
  22. Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  23. Joined Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2013
  24. Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee
    25 Oct 2012
  25. Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    25 Oct 2012
  26. Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    23 Oct 2012
  27. Left Scotland Bill Committee
    01 May 2012
  28. Left Justice Committee
    21 Dec 2011
  29. Left Scotland Bill Committee
    21 Jun 2011
  30. Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    21 Jun 2011
  31. Left Justice Committee
    14 Jun 2011
  32. Joined Justice Committee as Deputy Convener
    14 Jun 2011
  33. Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    09 Jun 2011
  34. Joined Justice Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  35. Started representing Rutherglen
    05 May 2011
  36. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
  37. Left Public Audit Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  38. Left Justice Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  39. Stood down from Glasgow Rutherglen (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  40. Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011

8 earlier events not shown.

Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    I thank the cabinet secretary for her answer and wish her well for the future. I draw her attention to an article in this morning’s edition of The Times in whi…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to reduce hospital waiting times. (S5O-05151)
  • Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    23 Mar 2021
    I join other members in congratulating Neil Bibby on securing the passage of his member’s bill on tied pubs later this evening. As many have recounted, it has …
  • Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
    18 Mar 2021
    There can be no doubt about the devastating scale of the crisis when there were 1,264 drug deaths in the last reported year. The Government is right to acknowl…
  • Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    11 Mar 2021
    As Neil Bibby and Liam McArthur have said, hate crime is, unfortunately, on the rise in Scotland. From that point of view, robust laws to tackle it are welcome…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

20 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    On 9 November 2018, I received a donation of £100 from the Rutherglen Exchange shopping centre towards my 2018 Christmas card competition. [Registered 19 December 2018]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    On 19 November 2018, I received a Peacocks gift card for £25 paid by the Rutherglen Exchange shopping centre towards my 2018 Christmas card competition. [Registered 19 December 2018]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    On 20 March 2011, I received from CIS Insurance Ltd <br /> (an insurance, savings, investments and pensions <br /> company located at Miller Street, Manchester, M60 0AL) <br /> hospitality and match …
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    My brother Tony Kelly is a sheriff within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    On 20 March 2011, I received from CIS Insurance Ltd <br /> (an insurance, savings, investments and pensions <br /> company located at Miller Street, Manchester, M60 0AL) <br /> hospitality and match …
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    My brother Tony Kelly is a sheriff within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
Career timeline

Party

Seats