Black, Dawn
Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.
Black, Dawn
Politically, you're most like Bouse, Gary SNP — similarity 84.0/100.
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Congratulating Glencadam Distillery on its outstanding success at the prestigious World S…
Motion
S7M-00614 · 10 Jul 2026
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Congratulations to Ewan Wallace on Receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Transport Aw…
Motion
S7M-00402 · 18 Jun 2026
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress of the busin…
Question
S7O-00024 · 09 Jun 2026
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Congratulate Stonehaven Beach and Montrose Seafront for Receiving Beach Awards
Motion
S7M-00279 · 04 Jun 2026
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Congratulating Derek Smart of Montrose RNLI on his Retirement After 27 Years of Service
Motion
S7M-00175 · 28 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.
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Bouse, Gary SNP 84.0vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 36
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Middleton, Jack SNP 83.5vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 34
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vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
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Barratt, David SNP 82.1vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
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Smith, Alyn SNP 81.9vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
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Oswald, Kirsten SNP 81.3vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
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Melville, Lloyd SNP 81.3vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
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Kumar, Simita SNP 80.7vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 23
Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).
Unified timeline: party joinings, seat changes, committee appointments, ministerial roles.
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Joined Public Audit Committee as Deputy Convener25 Jun 2026
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Left Public Audit Committee25 Jun 2026
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Joined Rural Affairs Committee as Member11 Jun 2026
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Joined Public Audit Committee as Member11 Jun 2026
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Started representing Angus North and Mearns07 May 2026
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Joined Scottish National Party07 May 2026
- Sweeney, Paul Lab 184×
- McMillan, Stuart SNP 181×
- Beattie, Colin SNP 178×
- Dunbar, Jackie SNP 164×
- Briggs, Miles Con 138×
- McLennan, Paul SNP 138×
- Simpson, Mark Reform 138×
- Adam, Karen SNP 132×
- Kerr, Alex SNP 104×
- Stevenson, Collette SNP 104×
- Adamson, Clare SNP 953×
- Mitchell, Laura SNP 669×
- Dunbar, Jackie SNP 594×
- Middleton, Jack SNP 589×
- McLennan, Paul SNP 586×
- McArthur, Liam LD 406×
- Adam, Karen SNP 383×
- Beattie, Colin SNP 358×
- Manivannan, Q Green 336×
- Smith, Alyn SNP 298×
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General Question Time
Chamber
25 Jun 2026Ensuring that Scotland’s communities remain safe places to live in is absolutely crucial, which is why we must invest in early intervention to target those who…
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Interests
Committee
25 Jun 2026I declare that I am a sitting councillor on Aberdeenshire Council, but that is all.
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Portfolio Question Time
Chamber
24 Jun 2026Every child’s day should start with a nutritious meal. We know that that benefits their learning experience and that wraparound care aims to accommodate parent…
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Deputy Convener
Committee
24 Jun 2026I nominate Andrew Baxter as deputy convener of the committee.Andrew Baxter was chosen as deputy convener.
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Interests
Committee
24 Jun 2026I declare that I am a sitting councillor on Aberdeenshire Council.
Committee
- Public Audit Committee Deputy Convener · current
- Rural Affairs Committee Member · current
- Public Audit Committee Member · left 25 Jun 2026
16 total · showing most recent.
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Controlled transactions
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Controlled transactions
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Gifts
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Gifts
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Heritable property
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Heritable property
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Interest in shares
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
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Interest in shares
· 15 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Party
- Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
Seats
- Angus North and Mearns · 07 May 2026 — Unknown