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Simpson, Mark

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Simpson, Mark
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Simpson, Mark

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Politically, you're most like Langan, Jamie Reform — similarity 83.7/100.

Divisions voted in
69
last on 25 Jun 2026
Party alignment
98.6%
1.4% rebellion
Attendance
100.0%
0 "Not Voted" of 69 divisions present
Motions lodged
3
2 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
30
26 chamber · 4 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Recent rebellions

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

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.

Career arc

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

  1. Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. Started representing North East Scotland
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Reform UK
    07 May 2026
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Prison Population Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I am sorry, but I do not think that I was calling for more money in the system; I was saying that there should be a readjusting of current budgets.A sustainabl…
  • Prison Population Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I would love to.
  • Prison Population Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    I welcome the new member for North East Scotland to the chamber.A couple of weeks ago, one of my first actions as a Reform MSP was to visit HMP Grampian, so I …
  • Prison Population Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    Will the member take an intervention?
  • Prison Population Chamber
    25 Jun 2026
    Will the member take an intervention?
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests
  • Controlled transactions · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 04 Jun 2026
    I own a flat in London which has a market value of £400,000 to £500,000. I do not receive any rental income from the property.
  • 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.
  • Voluntary · 04 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

Party

Seats