Kumar, Simita

• Oxgangs Library, CEC Mobile Library and Saughton Library Win Scottish Library of the Year Motion
  S7M-00086 · 19 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.

• Black, Dawn SNP 80.7
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 23
• Beattie, Colin SNP 77.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 9
• Torrance, David SNP 77.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 9
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 76.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 6
• Adamson, Clare SNP 76.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 6
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 76.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 6
• Nevens, Kate Green 73.1
  vote 74 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 44
• McKee, Cara Green 69.8
  vote 74 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 31

• Sweeney, Paul Lab 103×
• Beattie, Colin SNP 99×
• Black, Dawn SNP 99×
• Burgess, Ariane Green 99×
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 99×
• McArthur, Liam LD 99×
• Nevens, Kate Green 95×
• Slater, Lorna Green 95×
• Torrance, David SNP 95×
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 90×

• Adam, Karen SNP 99×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 99×
• Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP 53×
• Briggs, Miles Con 48×
• Arthur, Tom SNP 41×

• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  I thank Jenny Young for her supplementary question. I will not comment on the rivalry between Bo’ness and Linlithgow, but I welcome the celebration in her loca…
• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  I absolutely agree with Colin Beattie. Celebratory events bring local communities together and will always play a vital role in modern Scotland. They are a pow…
• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  I thank Colin Beattie for his important and relevant question.Community cohesion remains a core priority for the Scottish Government, recognising that trust, c…
• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  It is crucial to point out that fly-tipping is a criminal offence and that local authorities have enforcement powers to address it, alongside wider action at n…
• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  We expect local authorities to take the lead in responding to unauthorised encampments, including consideration of welfare needs, such as access to sanitation …

Government

• Minister for Equalities and International Development · 21 May 2026 — Unknown

• Controlled transactions · 09 Jun 2026
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• Overseas visits · 09 Jun 2026
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• Remuneration and related undertaking · 09 Jun 2026
  Until 4 June 2026, when I resigned, I was a local authority Councillor for Edinburgh City Council (of 249 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ). I spent in the region of 40 hours per week on this role. I r…
• Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
  Until 21 May 2026, when I resigned, I was a Director of the Capital City Partnership (the anchor delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy, working together to tackle inequality and povert…

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown

Seats

• Edinburgh South Western · 07 May 2026 — Unknown