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McDade, Helen

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McDade, Helen
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McDade, Helen

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Politically, you're most like Currie, Victor Reform — similarity 84.0/100.

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
5
24 questions · 21 unanswered
Hansard contributions
53
47 chamber · 6 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
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
5
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
4

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 0.0% 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).

Career arc

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

  1. Joined Health, Care and Sport Committee as Convener
    10 Jun 2026
  2. Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Reform UK
    07 May 2026
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Action Mesothelioma Day 2026 Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I apologise for joining the debate slightly late.I am speaking mainly on behalf of Julie MacDougall, but I have an interest in the matter because both of my gr…
  • National Health Service Capital Projects Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement. She says that this is a whole-system approach, that the old approach of having a large acute hospital is not n…
  • National Health Service Capital Projects Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for her statement. She says that this is a whole-system approach, that the old approach of having a large acute hospital is not n…
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I want to go back to the comment about Jo Cox and ask whether the cabinet secretary would extend that sympathy to David Amess’s family.
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests
  • Voluntary · 04 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Breadalbane and District Riding for the Disabled Association.
  • Voluntary · 04 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Pitlochry Bowling Club.
  • Controlled transactions · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 04 Jun 2026
    I jointly own a commercial property unit (shop) in South Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001-£100,000. I own a 50% share of the property. The property generates rental income to the va…
  • Interest in shares · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

Party

Seats