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Home Robertson, John

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour East Lothian
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Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
33
124 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,663
659 chamber · 2,004 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
inquiry ·150 planning ·132 bill ·131 stage ·117 child ·79 offenders ·79 health ·60 schools ·59 promotion ·59 nutrition ·59 european ·44 draft ·39
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
33
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
33
Voice fingerprint

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

ref com final ref com final ref east lothian fisheries com affordable rented median line isa progress group holyrood progress
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  2. ☷
    Left Communities Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from East Lothian (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  4. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  5. ☷
    Left Justice 2 Sub-Committee
    15 Dec 2006
  6. ☷
    Joined Justice 2 Sub-Committee as Member
    28 Jun 2006
  7. ☷
    Joined Communities Committee as Member
    07 Sep 2004
  8. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  9. ⌂
    Started representing East Lothian
    01 May 2003
  10. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    01 May 2003
  11. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  12. ☷
    Left Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  13. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  14. ⌂
    Stood down from East Lothian (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  15. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    31 Mar 2003
  16. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Deputy Convener
    06 Mar 2003
  17. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    06 Mar 2003
  18. ☷
    Left European Committee
    05 Mar 2003
  19. ☷
    Joined Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    03 Oct 2002
  20. ☷
    Joined European Committee as Deputy Convener
    30 Jan 2001
  21. ☷
    Left European Committee
    30 Jan 2001
  22. ☷
    Joined European Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2001
  23. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee
    06 Dec 2000
  24. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee as Member
    02 Nov 2000
  25. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs
    01 Nov 2000
  26. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Rural Affairs
    19 May 1999
  27. ⌂
    Started representing East Lothian
    06 May 1999
  28. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 1999
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • The Future of Scotland Chamber
    29 Mar 2007
    Here comes another swan-song, and I am happy to endorse some of the final comments that Brian Monteith made. I appreciate the opportunity to reflect on a long …
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    21 Mar 2007
    He was a slow learner.
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    21 Mar 2007
    We have missed out someone who has served us very well indeed. As a departing member, I want to express my thanks to the convener for the excellent way in whic…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    21 Mar 2007
    I am a little worried that I might be developing a greater interest in gardening matters in the not-so-distant future. However, I would like to know whether, i…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    21 Mar 2007
    I have another point about regulatory confetti. Four of the SSIs before us relate to building regulations, and it seems like an awful lot of paper. I hope that…
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