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Brown, Alan

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Brown, Alan
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Brown, Alan

Sitting Scottish National Party Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
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Politically, you're most like Melville, Lloyd SNP — similarity 85.7/100.

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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
4
7 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
70
67 chamber · 3 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·18 public ·16 time ·14 trust ·10 politics ·10 energy ·10 general ·8 nuclear ·6 power ·6 wealth ·6 taxation ·6 services ·6
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Career arc

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  1. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Deputy Convener
    17 Jun 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    17 Jun 2026
  3. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  4. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  5. ⌂
    Started representing Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
    07 May 2026
  6. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Deputy Convener Committee
    25 Jun 2026
    I nominate Dawn Black.Dawn Black was chosen as deputy convener.
  • Interests Committee
    25 Jun 2026
    I have no relevant interests to declare.
  • Nuclear Power in Scotland Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I will go back to the point about the reliability of nuclear power. Aside from the stat that I gave earlier—that nuclear is operational only 78 per cent of the…
  • Nuclear Power in Scotland Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Okay—thank you, Presiding Officer.Of course, it is undeniable that new nuclear will create jobs. Give me £400 billion and I could create jobs in marine energy,…
  • Nuclear Power in Scotland Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I thought that the member would return to the South Korea example. Clearly, it had lower labour costs, material costs and so on, and a different regime. Howeve…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2026
    Until 12 May 2026, when I resigned, I was a Senior Design Manager for Jacobs UK LTD (engineering consultants; of 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 7HX). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on thi…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
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