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Anderson, Heather

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Anderson, Heather
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Anderson, Heather

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Politically, you're most like Melville, Lloyd SNP — similarity 84.6/100.

Divisions voted in
69
last on 25 Jun 2026
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
100.0%
0 "Not Voted" of 69 divisions present
Motions lodged
2
1 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
32
31 chamber · 1 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
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Career arc

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  1. Joined Health, Care and Sport Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. Started representing Dundee City West
    07 May 2026
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    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Action Mesothelioma Day 2026 Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I, too, thank Marie McNair for securing the debate and bringing this important motion to the chamber today.I start by stressing how important it is that we con…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I associate myself with the comments of the previous two speakers. I welcome young people entering further and higher education; their choices should not be ta…
  • Interests Committee
    24 Jun 2026
    Thank you, convener. I am a serving councillor on Dundee City Council. In relation to declarations of voluntary interests, I was a director of a number of grou…
  • Decision Time Chamber
    23 Jun 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect, either. I would have voted yes.
  • Climate Change Chamber
    23 Jun 2026
    I will be guided by the cabinet secretary, who was here in previous sessions, but the main thing is that we are trying to involve farmers in the move to net ze…
Committee & government roles

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Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
    I was formerly a Director of Improvement Service.
  • Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
    I am a Depute Chair of the Dundee Climate Leadership Group.
  • Controlled transactions · 09 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 09 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 09 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 09 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 09 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 09 Jun 2026
    I am a Councillor for Dundee City Council (of 21 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BY). I work in the region of 8 hours per week. I receive a salary and use of a laptop. I receive remuneration of between £25,…
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