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Oswald, Kirsten

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Oswald, Kirsten
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Oswald, Kirsten

Sitting Scottish National Party Eastwood
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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
3
0 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
31
31 chamber · 0 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
time ·23 question ·21 portfolio ·12 general ·9 oaths ·4 affirmations ·4 antisocial ·3 behaviour ·3 decision ·2 correction ·1
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Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

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Career arc

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

  1. ★
    Appointed Minister for Victims and Community Safety
    21 May 2026
  2. ⌂
    Started representing Eastwood
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Decision Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I had difficulty voting. I would have voted no.
  • Decision Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I had difficulty voting. I would have voted no.
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I am grateful to Stephen Kerr for his question, but I point him to some of the previous answers that I have given. There needs to be a holistic approach to thi…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I am grateful to Dawn Black for her focus on the vital importance of our communities being and feeling like safe places to live in. We know that the consequenc…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I appreciate the importance that the member is placing on this issue. It is a matter of concern to all of us. We are all equally invested in making sure that t…
Committee & government roles

Government

Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
    Following my election as an MSP, I resigned my membership of the Humanist Society of Scotland.
  • Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
    Following my election as an MSP, I resigned as Convener of Eastwood SNP Branch.
  • Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
    Following my election as an MSP, I resigned my membership of the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS-FELA).
  • 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.
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