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Moodie, Laura

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Moodie, Laura
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Moodie, Laura

Sitting Scottish Green Party South Scotland
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Politically, you're most like McKee, Cara Green — similarity 83.0/100.

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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
5
15 questions · 6 unanswered
Hansard contributions
22
18 chamber · 4 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·9 time ·9 general ·8 priorities ·4 service ·4 oaths ·4 affirmations ·4 national ·2 health ·2 portfolio ·1 provisional ·1 outturn ·1
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
5
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
5
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).

serve monarchy monarchy laura moodie solemnly lack means affirmation sovereign interests serve laura moodie renewing nhs moodie sovereign people pelvis congratulate recent
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Joined Education and Gaelic Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    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
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    Does the cabinet secretary recognise the distress that is being caused to constituents, including a disabled veteran in my region, by the continued uncertainty…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the operation of the accessible vehicles and equipment scheme, including whether any of the…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Six of the current proposed 24 data centres are in my region. The amount of detail for each one and the planning stage that they are at vary hugely. The very f…
  • Priorities Committee
    23 Jun 2026
    It might also be worth looking again at our approach to English as a second language and thinking of that more holistically. Quite often, that is approached in…
  • Priorities Committee
    23 Jun 2026
    On that point about youth work, a lot of seasonal childcare in rural areas is provided by the youth work sector. Most of the parents I know are currently cobbl…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

15 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Borgue Community Benefit Society.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of New Galloway Community Enterprises.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of South West Community Woodlands Trust.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Midsteeple Quarter / Dumfries High Street Ltd.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Unite the Union.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Dumfries and Galloway Bus Users Group.
  • Heritable property · 03 Jun 2026
    I own a 16.67% share of a house in Wakefield with a market value of between £300,001 and £400,000. I do not receive any rental income from this property.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a trustee of Kirkcudbright Skate Park, a Scottish registered charity (SC046405), which in June 2026 was in the process of being wound up, with assets transferred to Kirkcudbright Development Tru…
Career timeline

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