Swinney, John

• Motion of Thanks Motion
  S6M-21180 · 25 Mar 2026
• Motion of Condolence Motion
  S6M-20721 · 25 Feb 2026
• Motion of Condolence Motion
  S6M-20640 · 03 Feb 2026
• Appointment of Junior Scottish Minister Motion
  S6M-19015 · 23 Sep 2025
• Motion of Condolence Motion
  S6M-18531 · 18 Sep 2025
• Priorities for Scotland Motion
  S6M-18671 · 02 Sep 2025
• Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day Motion
  S6M-17457 · 08 May 2025
• Motion of Condolence Motion
  S6M-17250 · 22 Apr 2025

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

• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  17 Mar 2026 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
  30 Oct 2025 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Planning
  11 Jun 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  13 May 2025 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Scotland as a Technology Nation
  25 Jan 2024 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Scotland Bill – Scottish Broadcasting and the Scottish Digital Network
  16 Jun 2011 · they voted No, party voted Yes

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

Of the 94 motions that went to a vote, 89.4% were carried.

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

• Allard, Christian SNP 100.0% 360 shared
• Ross, Gail SNP 100.0% 629 shared
• Freeman, Jeane SNP 100.0% 578 shared
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 99.9% 1,199 shared
• Russell, Michael SNP 99.9% 1,161 shared
• Mackay, Derek Ind 99.9% 1,110 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• White, Tess Con 17.1% 842 shared
• Kerr, Stephen Con 17.3% 869 shared
• Gulhane, Sandesh Con 17.5% 863 shared
• Webber, Sue Con 17.6% 864 shared
• Dowey, Sharon Con 17.8% 940 shared
• Gosal, Pam Con 18.0% 918 shared

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

• Mackay, Derek Ind 61.7
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 11 · topic 36
• Gibson, Kenneth SNP 61.7
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 2 · topic 46
• Matheson, Michael SNP 61.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 11 · topic 36
• FitzPatrick, Joe SNP 61.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 4 · topic 43
• Lochhead, Richard SNP 61.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 7 · topic 40
• Robison, Shona SNP 61.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 3 · topic 43
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 60.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 10 · topic 33
• Ewing, Fergus Ind 60.5
  vote 95 · co-sponsor 25 · topic 28

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

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Ewing, Fergus Ind 226×
• Crawford, Bruce SNP 118×
• Adam, George SNP 112×
• FitzPatrick, Joe SNP 80×
• Sweeney, Paul Lab 76×
• Lochhead, Richard SNP 74×
• Mackay, Derek Ind 74×
• Mather, Jim SNP 64×
• Matheson, Michael SNP 52×
• Sturgeon, Nicola SNP 52×

• Ewing, Fergus Ind 148×
• Matheson, Michael SNP 102×
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 86×
• Mather, Jim SNP 62×
• Lochhead, Richard SNP 54×
• Crawford, Bruce SNP 48×
• Cunningham, Roseanna SNP 46×
• Todd, Maree SNP 42×
• Fabiani, Linda SNP 38×
• Adam, Brian SNP 36×

• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  18 Dec 2025
  The Scottish Government values our fish processing sector and is committed to a sustainable and prosperous seafood industry. Due to the exceptional fish quota …
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  18 Dec 2025
  Obviously, every individual application has to be considered on its merits, and the approach to that has been set out by ministers. The approach of Social Secu…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  18 Dec 2025
  I will take that issue forward. I know that it will be an urgent priority for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to ensure that patients are able to be properly not…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  18 Dec 2025
  Many of those issues were discussed yesterday at a meeting between ministers and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to address the significant challe…
• First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
  18 Dec 2025
  I begin by expressing my thanks to those who have participated in the work of the ARIOB. It has been an important exercise in creating partnership working in r…

Government

• First Minister · 07 May 2024 — Unknown
• Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery · 19 May 2021 — 28 Mar 2023
• Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills · 18 May 2016 — 18 May 2021
• Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy · 21 Nov 2014 — 18 May 2016
• Deputy First Minister · 21 Nov 2014 — 18 May 2016
• Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth · 25 May 2011 — 21 Nov 2014

Committee

• Criminal Justice Committee Member · left 07 May 2024
• Finance Committee Deputy Convener · left 02 Apr 2007
• Finance Committee Member · left 20 Sep 2005
• Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 02 Apr 2007
• European and External Relations Committee Convener · left 14 Sep 2005
• European and External Relations Committee Member · left 28 Sep 2004
• Finance Committee Member · left 01 Nov 2000
• Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Convener · left 26 Sep 2000

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

40 total · showing most recent.

• Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
  On 16 November 2024 I and my family attended a show at Pitlochry Festival Theatre. The cost of tickets and dinner was £164.85 and was met by Pitlochry Festival Theatre. [Registered 25 November 2024]
• Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
  From 23 November 2023 to 24 November 2023 I attended and spoke at a Conference “Future Politics : Effective Governance” at the University of Ulster, Belfast organised by the John and Pat Hume Foundat…
• Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
  On 7 December 2023 it was announced I had been appointed an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow. It is a part-time role and there is no remuneration involv…
• Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
  From 23 November 2023 to 24 November 2023 I attended and spoke at a Conference “Future Politics : Effective Governance” at the University of Ulster, Belfast organised by the John and Pat Hume Foundat…
• Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
  From 7 December 2023 to 23 May 2024 I was an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow. It was a part-time role and there was no remuneration involved. [Register…
• Gifts · 07 Jun 2021
  On Friday 26 May 2017 I attended the "Remarks by the Honourable Barack H Obama" event as a guest of West Coast Capital (a Private Equity Firm). The cost of hospitality for the evening was £…
• Gifts · 07 Jun 2021
  On Friday 26 May 2017 I attended the "Remarks by the Honourable Barack H Obama" event as a guest of West Coast Capital (a Private Equity Firm). The cost of hospitality for the evening was £…
• Gifts · 07 Jun 2021
  On Friday 26 May 2017 I attended the "Remarks by the Honourable Barack H Obama" event as a guest of West Coast Capital (a Private Equity Firm). The cost of hospitality for the evening was £…

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
• Scottish National Party · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
• Scottish National Party · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003

Seats

• Perthshire North · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Perthshire North · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Perthshire North · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
• Perthshire North · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
• North Tayside · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
• North Tayside · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
• North Tayside · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)