Merrick, Colm

• To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for social impact investment in th… Question
  S7O-00072 · 17 Jun 2026

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• First Minister's Appointment of Junior Scottish Ministers
  21 May 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• Campbell, Kate SNP 100.0% 63 shared
• Adam, George SNP 98.5% 66 shared
• Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP 98.5% 66 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 98.5% 66 shared
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 98.5% 66 shared
• Constance, Angela SNP 98.5% 66 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Bannerman, Max Reform 20.0% 65 shared
• Massey, Duncan Reform 20.3% 64 shared
• Offord, Malcolm Reform 20.3% 59 shared
• Kerr, Thomas Reform 21.2% 66 shared
• Lindsay, Amanda Reform 21.2% 66 shared
• Bland, Amanda Reform 21.2% 66 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Middleton, Jack SNP 87.5
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 53
• Oswald, Kirsten SNP 80.1
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 23
• Mitchell, Laura SNP 80.0
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 23
• Gibson, Patricia SNP 78.0
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 15
• Black, Dawn SNP 59.9
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 43
• Brown, Alan SNP 58.2
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 36
• Anderson, Heather SNP 57.8
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 34
• Stafford, Pauline SNP 57.6
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 0 · topic 33

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

• Middleton, Jack SNP 106×
• Oswald, Kirsten SNP 102×
• Mitchell, Laura SNP 81×
• Briggs, Miles Con 78×
• Gibson, Patricia SNP 53×
• McNair, Marie SNP 53×

• Action Mesothelioma Day 2026 Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  I welcome the opportunity to contribute to today’s debate, which marks action mesothelioma day 2026. I understand that it is a long-standing tradition to mark …
• Interests Committee
  23 Jun 2026
  I do not know whether this is relevant, but I am still serving as a local councillor in East Renfrewshire Council.
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  17 Jun 2026
  The potential of social impact investment is huge but, at this stage, there is obviously a need for further research and development. Can the cabinet secretary…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  17 Jun 2026
  To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for social impact investment in the current parliamentary session. (S7O-00072)
• Partnership with the Third Sector Chamber
  16 Jun 2026
  I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests. I declare that I am a councillor on East Renfrewshire Council.The third sector is the glue t…

Committee

• Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Member · current

• 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 East Renfrewshire Council (Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, G46 6UG). I typically spend between two and five days per week on this role as and when required by Council…
• Voluntary · 09 Jun 2026
  No registrable interests.

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown

Seats

• Glasgow Anniesland · 07 May 2026 — Unknown