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Munro, John Farquhar

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Munro, John Farquhar

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats Ross, Skye and Inverness West

Repeated the Oath in Gaelic.

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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

549 questions · 0 unanswered

Hansard contributions

1,971

537 chamber · 1,434 committee

Allowances claimed

£0

0 transactions

Most-discussed topics in Hansard

petitions ·372 current ·176 executive ·49 inquiry ·13 bill ·10 cancer ·10 question ·9 time ·9 crofting ·9 stage ·8 gaelic ·8 language ·8

Recent motions & questions

To ask the Scottish Executive what further steps are needed for the reopening of Conon Br… Question
S3W-39646 · 16 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made since September 2010 on final d… Question
S3W-39645 · 16 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the validity of intelligent design … Question
S3W-39798 · 04 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider publishing guidance on the teachin… Question
S3W-39797 · 04 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what average length of time it takes the Scottish Police Se… Question
S3W-39819 · 03 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sust… Question
S3O-13186 · 03 Mar 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made to secure the long term financi… Question
S3O-13027 · 24 Feb 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the economic impact of the d… Question
S3W-38395 · 20 Jan 2011

Motion success

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

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Voice fingerprint

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

tha agus bhith idhlig airson sin bheil aig sinn anns nach anamh

Career arc

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

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Left Public Petitions Committee

22 Mar 2011
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Left Public Audit Committee

22 Mar 2011
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Stood down from Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Dissolution)

22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Liberal Democrats

22 Mar 2011
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Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member

11 Dec 2008
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Left Audit Committee

10 Dec 2008
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Joined Audit Committee as Substitute Member

03 Sep 2008
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Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee

02 Sep 2008
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Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Substitute Member

21 Jun 2007
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Left Public Petitions Committee

19 Jun 2007
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Joined Public Petitions Committee as Deputy Convener

19 Jun 2007
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Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member

13 Jun 2007
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Started representing Ross, Skye and Inverness West

03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats

03 May 2007
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Left Public Petitions Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Left Local Government and Transport Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Dissolution)

02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Liberal Democrats

02 Apr 2007
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Joined Local Government and Transport Committee as Substitute Member

17 Sep 2003
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Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member

04 Jun 2003
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Started representing Ross, Skye and Inverness West

01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats

01 May 2003
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Left Rural Development Committee

31 Mar 2003
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Left Public Petitions Committee

31 Mar 2003
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Left Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee

31 Mar 2003
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Stood down from Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Dissolution)

31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Liberal Democrats

31 Mar 2003
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Left Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill Committee

26 Mar 2003
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Joined Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member

05 Dec 2002
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Joined Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee as Substitute Member

16 May 2002
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Joined Rural Development Committee as Member

20 Sep 2001
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Left Transport and the Environment Committee

18 Sep 2001
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Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member

29 Mar 2001
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Left Transport and the Environment Committee

31 Jan 2001
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Joined Transport and the Environment Committee as Deputy Convener

31 Jan 2001
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Joined Transport and the Environment Committee as Member

08 Jan 2001
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Left Rural Affairs Committee

07 Jan 2001
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Left Equal Opportunities Committee

07 Jan 2001
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Joined Rural Affairs Committee as Member

17 Jun 1999
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Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member

17 Jun 1999

2 earlier events not shown.

Who backs their motions most

Gorrie, Donald LD 140×
Radcliffe, Nora LD 96×
Stone, Jamie LD 92×
Harper, Robin Green 76×
Adam, Brian SNP 60×
Ewing, Fergus Ind 56×
Fabiani, Linda SNP 56×
Grahame, Christine SNP 52×
White, Sandra SNP 52×
Rumbles, Mike LD 48×

Whose motions they back most

Ewing, Fergus Ind 72×
Gorrie, Donald LD 68×
Stone, Jamie LD 60×
Scott, Tavish LD 56×
Rumbles, Mike LD 48×
Macmillan, Maureen Lab 44×
Harper, Robin Green 36×
O'Donnell, Hugh LD 36×
MacDonald, Margo Ind 32×
Allan, Dr Alasdair SNP 28×

Recent contributions to the Official Report

Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
17 Mar 2011

I thank the minister for her positive response. Like my colleague Nicol Stephen, this is probably the last time that I will speak in the Parliament, but I thin…
Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
17 Mar 2011

13. To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the dementia strategy. (S3O-13371)
Legacy Paper Committee
08 Mar 2011

Thank you very much.
Current Petitions Committee
08 Mar 2011

Very good. I accept that.
Current Petitions Committee
08 Mar 2011

You win.

Committee & government roles

Committee

Public Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 22 Mar 2011
Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 10 Dec 2008
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee Substitute Member · left 02 Sep 2008
Public Petitions Committee Deputy Convener · left 22 Mar 2011
Public Petitions Committee Member · left 19 Jun 2007
Local Government and Transport Committee Substitute Member · left 02 Apr 2007
Public Petitions Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Bill Committee Member · left 26 Mar 2003

Career timeline

Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
Scottish Liberal Democrats · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
Scottish Liberal Democrats · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003

Seats

Ross, Skye and Inverness West · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
Ross, Skye and Inverness West · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
Ross, Skye and Inverness West · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)