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Wallace, Mr Jim

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Wallace, Mr Jim

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats Orkney
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Divisions voted in
0
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
133
107 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,972
1,878 chamber · 2,094 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
inquiry ·202 european ·173 transposition ·84 implementation ·84 directives ·84 commission ·64 criminal ·63 record ·62 office ·62 executive ·56 growth ·46 jobs ·46
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
133
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
133
Voice fingerprint

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

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Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Justice 1 Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  2. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Orkney (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  4. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    02 Apr 2007
  5. ☷
    Joined Justice 1 Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2005
  6. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    30 Jun 2005
  7. ★
    Left Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    27 Jun 2005
  8. ★
    Left Deputy First Minister
    23 Jun 2005
  9. ★
    Left Minister for Justice
    21 May 2003
  10. ★
    Appointed Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    21 May 2003
  11. ★
    Appointed Deputy First Minister
    21 May 2003
  12. ★
    Left Deputy First Minister
    21 May 2003
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Orkney
    01 May 2003
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    01 May 2003
  15. ⌂
    Stood down from Orkney (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  16. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    31 Mar 2003
  17. ★
    Appointed Minister for Justice
    19 May 1999
  18. ★
    Appointed Deputy First Minister
    19 May 1999
  19. ⌂
    Started representing Orkney
    06 May 1999
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Scotland in the United Kingdom Chamber
    22 Mar 2007
    I am concluding.While we examine Scotland's relationship with the rest of the United Kingdom, we should not lose sight of the principle that many of us articul…
  • Scotland in the United Kingdom Chamber
    22 Mar 2007
    Of course we take part. I have sat at European Council of Ministers meetings articulating a Scottish case on justice matters.By all means, let us make a case f…
  • Scotland in the United Kingdom Chamber
    22 Mar 2007
    Deputy Speaker, this has been a lively debate—one might think that an election was in the offing.I am delighted to wind up for the Liberal Democrats in support…
  • SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE Chamber
    15 Mar 2007
    The minister will acknowledge that I have been in correspondence with her and her predecessor for some time about this matter. Indeed, we are dealing with farm…
  • SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE Chamber
    15 Mar 2007
    To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Natural Heritage regarding levels of compensation paid under management agreements foll…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Orkney · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Orkney · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)