Gethins, Stephen
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
Gethins, Stephen
Politically, you're most like Bonnar, Steven SNP — similarity 82.9/100.
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It’s Scotland’s Energy
Motion
S7M-00159 · 28 May 2026
MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.
- Swinney, John SNP 100.0% 48 shared
- Brown, Keith SNP 100.0% 57 shared
- Adam, George SNP 100.0% 69 shared
- Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP 100.0% 69 shared
- Beattie, Colin SNP 100.0% 69 shared
- Constance, Angela SNP 100.0% 69 shared
MSPs they vote against most often.
- Bannerman, Max Reform 20.6% 68 shared
- Massey, Duncan Reform 20.9% 67 shared
- Offord, Malcolm Reform 21.0% 62 shared
- Beresford, Senga Reform 21.2% 66 shared
- Lindsay, Amanda Reform 21.7% 69 shared
- Langan, Jamie Reform 21.7% 69 shared
Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.
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Bonnar, Steven SNP 82.9vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 32
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Hagmann, Katie SNP 79.2vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 17
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Swinney, John SNP 77.4vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 10
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Hepburn, Jamie SNP 77.4vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 10
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vote 100 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 43
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vote 100 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 41
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Oswald, Kirsten SNP 59.7vote 100 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 39
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Gibson, Patricia SNP 57.7vote 100 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 31
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Appointed Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy21 May 2026
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Started representing Dundee City East07 May 2026
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Joined Scottish National Party07 May 2026
- Hepburn, Jamie SNP 83×
- Swinney, John SNP 83×
- Bonnar, Steven SNP 80×
- Hagmann, Katie SNP 80×
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Nuclear Power in Scotland
Chamber
24 Jun 2026Costs are going up as a result of nuclear power. I also point to the delay, which, as Alan Brown rightly pointed out, is a challenge.I should have finished wha…
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Nuclear Power in Scotland
Chamber
24 Jun 2026I suspect that Douglas Lumsden would be delighted for me to bring Liam Kerr in on that point.
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Nuclear Power in Scotland
Chamber
24 Jun 2026I will not at the moment—I am just coming on to the points that were made by my good colleague Stephen Kerr, who highlighted the European Union. As he knows fr…
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Nuclear Power in Scotland
Chamber
24 Jun 2026I put on the record my thanks to Liam Kerr for bringing this debate to the Parliament. We do not always agree, but the ability to debate and discuss—which we h…
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General Question Time
Chamber
23 Jun 2026Dawn Black is right. Like me, and unlike those who have questioned me previously, she believes that those powers should be in this Parliament. We consistently …
Government
- Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy · 21 May 2026 — Unknown
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Remuneration and related undertaking
· 01 Jun 2026
Until 21 May 2026, I was a Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews (of North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AJ). I spent half a day per week on this role. My salary was …
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Controlled transactions
· 01 Jun 2026
No registrable interests.
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Gifts
· 01 Jun 2026
No registrable interests.
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Heritable property
· 01 Jun 2026
No registrable interests.
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Interest in shares
· 01 Jun 2026
I am an unremunerated director of, and own 50% of ordinary shares in, Blebo Global Ltd, a company providing consulting services and book sales. The company is not trading and is in the process of bei…
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Overseas visits
· 01 Jun 2026
No registrable interests.
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Remuneration and related undertaking
· 01 Jun 2026
Until 14 May 2026, I was the Member of Parliament for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA). I worked full time in this role prior to my election, attending the House of Co…
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Voluntary
· 01 Jun 2026
I was a Trustee of the John Smith Trust until 21 May 2026. I received no remuneration for this role.
Party
- Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
Seats
- Dundee City East · 07 May 2026 — Unknown