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Kerr, Alex

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Kerr, Alex
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Kerr, Alex

Sitting Scottish National Party Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
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Politically, you're most like Melville, Lloyd SNP — similarity 86.6/100.

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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
9
0 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
33
31 chamber · 2 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
reform ·6 priorities ·6 time ·5 public ·5 national ·4 health ·4 service ·4 question ·4 oaths ·4 affirmations ·4 referendum ·3 partnership ·3
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
9
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
9
Closest voting allies

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

Furthest apart on votes

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Voice fingerprint

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. ☷
    Joined Public Service Reform Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. ⌂
    Started representing Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • National Health Service Capital Projects Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for her update on NHS capital projects and the future delivery of the Monklands hospital, and for the direct and transparent way …
  • National Health Service Capital Projects Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for her update on NHS capital projects and the future delivery of the Monklands hospital, and for the direct and transparent way …
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I thank Mr Bonnar for asking the question. Does the minister recognise the benefits of a holistic approach to supporting those with neurodevelopmental conditio…
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    As has been mentioned earlier, that extra £1.8 billion that we raised through progressive taxation—which has not led to the sky falling in, as it was claimed t…
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    In a moment.A recent paper by a team of academics, including Eleonora Alabrese, assistant professor of economics at the University of Bath, found that Scotland…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2026
    I am a Councillor with Glasgow City Council (of City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU). Following my election, I work in the region of 16 hours per week. I receive a salary and use of a phone…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

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