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Bruce, Holly

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Bruce, Holly
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Bruce, Holly

Sitting Scottish Green Party Glasgow Southside
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Politically, you're most like Manivannan, Q Green — similarity 83.8/100.

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Divisions voted in
68
last on 25 Jun 2026
Party alignment
98.5%
1.5% rebellion
Attendance
98.6%
1 "Not Voted" of 69 divisions present
Motions lodged
7
1 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
16
15 chamber · 1 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·6 time ·6 general ·5 oaths ·4 affirmations ·4 partnership ·2 sector ·2 childcare ·2 interests ·1 child ·1 poverty ·1
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

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

Motion success

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

Lodged
7
Carried
1
Defeated
0
Not divided
6

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 100.0% were carried.

Closest voting allies

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

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

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

Voice fingerprint

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

southside glasgow southside holly bruce holly uphaud begin declare declare affirmation sovereign folk folk holly bruce solemnly law holly bruce dee
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Southside
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    07 May 2026
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Interests Committee
    25 Jun 2026
    I am a sitting councillor on Glasgow City Council.
  • Child Poverty Chamber
    18 Jun 2026
    I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which states that I am a member of Glasgow City Council.The cabinet secretary has told us th…
  • Partnership with the Third Sector Chamber
    16 Jun 2026
    I will respectfully not take an intervention in this debate, but I would be happy to have a conversation with the cabinet secretary offline.If the Government i…
  • Partnership with the Third Sector Chamber
    16 Jun 2026
    I refer members to my entry in the register of members’ interests, which says that I am a member of Glasgow City Council. I thank the cabinet secretary for col…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    16 Jun 2026
    Will the First Minister join me in celebrating the contribution of refugees and migrants to communities across Scotland? Can he provide an update on when his G…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 04 Jun 2026
    I am an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
  • Controlled transactions · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Interest in shares · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 04 Jun 2026
    I am a local authority Councillor for Glasgow City Council (of George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU). I spend in the<br /> region of 8 hours per week on this role. I receive remuneration of between £25,001…
  • Voluntary · 04 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Unite the Union.
Career timeline

Party

Seats