Linden, David

• 20 Years of Dogs Trust in Glasgow Motion
  S7M-00560 · 02 Jul 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to organisations that promote… Question
  S7W-00984 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to support teachers and educato… Question
  S7W-00987 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings ministers have had with organisations… Question
  S7W-00985 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote Global Citizenship Educ… Question
  S7W-00982 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote Global Citizenship Educ… Question
  S7W-00983 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider adopting the principles of the Eu… Question
  S7W-00986 · 25 Jun 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many remand prisoners have not been offered a right to… Question
  S7W-01300 · 24 Jun 2026

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

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

• Swinney, John SNP 100.0% 38 shared
• Brown, Keith SNP 100.0% 41 shared
• Adam, George SNP 100.0% 53 shared
• Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP 100.0% 53 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 100.0% 53 shared
• Constance, Angela SNP 100.0% 53 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Schmulian, Kim Reform 20.4% 49 shared
• Bannerman, Max Reform 21.2% 52 shared
• McDade, Helen Reform 21.2% 52 shared
• Massey, Duncan Reform 21.6% 51 shared
• Offord, Malcolm Reform 21.7% 46 shared
• Beresford, Senga Reform 22.0% 50 shared

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

• Campbell, Michelle SNP 84.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 37
• Smith, Alyn SNP 82.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 31
• Bonnar, Steven SNP 80.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Hagmann, Katie SNP 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 19
• Minto, Jenni SNP 79.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 18
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 77.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 9
• Adamson, Clare SNP 76.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 7
• Burgess, Ariane Green 62.9
  vote 73 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 5

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

• Sweeney, Paul Lab 510×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 312×
• Kerr, Thomas Reform 251×
• Bonnar, Steven SNP 175×
• Dunbar, Jackie SNP 150×
• Minto, Jenni SNP 65×
• Burgess, Ariane Green 56×
• Hagmann, Katie SNP 23×
• Campbell, Michelle SNP 18×
• Smith, Alyn SNP 18×

• McLennan, Paul SNP 81×
• Young, Jenny Lab 78×
• Hoy, Craig Con 56×
• Briggs, Miles Con 18×

• Prison Population Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  Mr Kerr will be aware that, in 2023, the then Conservative Government embarked on a process of early release. I am sure that he will also be aware of some of t…
• Prison Population Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  Will the member give way?
• Prison Population Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  The first time that I was in Barlinnie, in 2008, as a case worker, I never imagined that, years on, I would be the local member of the Scottish Parliament, rep…
• Prison Population Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  Mr Kerr will be aware that, in 2023, the then Conservative Government embarked on a process of early release. I am sure that he will also be aware of some of t…
• Prison Population Chamber
  25 Jun 2026
  Will the member give way?

Committee

• Criminal Justice Committee Deputy Convener · current
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Member · current
• Criminal Justice Committee Member · left 17 Jun 2026
• Criminal Justice Committee Member · left 16 Jun 2026

13 total · showing most recent.

• Controlled transactions · 25 May 2026
  No registrable interests.
• Gifts · 25 May 2026
  No registrable interests.
• Heritable property · 25 May 2026
  No registrable interests.
• Interest in shares · 25 May 2026
  I am the unremunerated Director of, and hold 100% of the ordinary shares in, Milncroft Limited. This is a management consultancy firm which, upon my election, ceased business activities.
• Overseas visits · 25 May 2026
  No registrable interests.
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 25 May 2026
  No registrable interests.
• Voluntary · 25 May 2026
  Until 27th March 2026, I was Senior Director of Public Affairs at the Good Faith Partnership LLP (Registration: OC412989). I hold no shares or financial interests in the company.
• Voluntary · 25 May 2026
  Until 19th May 2026, I was Chairperson of Cranhill Development Trust (Registration: SC235671) which I resigned following my election as a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown

Seats

• Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston · 07 May 2026 — Unknown