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Bonnar, Steven

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Bonnar, Steven

Sitting Scottish National Party Uddingston and Bellshill

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Politically, you're most like Mitchell, Laura SNP — similarity 85.2/100.

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Divisions voted in

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 questions · 2 unanswered

Hansard contributions

16 chamber · 1 committee

Allowances claimed

£0

0 transactions

Most-discussed topics in Hansard

question ·7 time ·7 oaths ·4 affirmations ·4 general ·3 fares ·3 summer ·2 sport ·2 portfolio ·1 interests ·1

Recent motions & questions

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from NHS Lanar… Question
S7W-01075 · 02 Jul 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential benefits to N… Question
S7W-01074 · 02 Jul 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the increasing scale and strategic significan… Question
S7W-01337 · 25 Jun 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regardi… Question
S7W-01336 · 25 Jun 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure continuity of prescribi… Question
S7O-00127 · 25 Jun 2026
Uddingston Composer Patrick Doyle Honoured With CBE Motion
S7M-00371 · 16 Jun 2026
Honouring Girls’ Brigade Volunteers and Young Leaders in Uddingston and Bellshill Motion
S7M-00157 · 27 May 2026
Congratulating Bellshill Athletic Junior Football Club Motion
S7M-00011 · 15 May 2026

Closest voting allies

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

Swinney, John SNP 100.0% 48 shared
Brown, Keith SNP 100.0% 57 shared
Adam, George SNP 100.0% 69 shared
Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP 100.0% 69 shared
Beattie, Colin SNP 100.0% 69 shared
Constance, Angela SNP 100.0% 69 shared

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

Bannerman, Max Reform 20.6% 68 shared
Massey, Duncan Reform 20.9% 67 shared
Offord, Malcolm Reform 21.0% 62 shared
Beresford, Senga Reform 21.2% 66 shared
Lindsay, Amanda Reform 21.7% 69 shared
Langan, Jamie Reform 21.7% 69 shared

MSPs like this one

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

Mitchell, Laura SNP 85.2

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 41
Campbell, Michelle SNP 83.0

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 32
Gethins, Stephen SNP 82.9

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 32
Day, Martyn SNP 82.6

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
Middleton, Jack SNP 82.4

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
Gibson, Patricia SNP 81.5

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 26
Bouse, Gary SNP 81.5

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 26
Thewliss, Alison SNP 81.0

vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 24

Voice fingerprint

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

uddingston bellshill uddingston bellshill sovereign interests interests alone alone affirmation affirmation steven bonnar solemnly mark sommerville democratic choices steven bonnar sommerville

Career arc

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

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Joined Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee as Member

11 Jun 2026
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Started representing Uddingston and Bellshill

07 May 2026
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Joined Scottish National Party

07 May 2026

Who backs their motions most

Sweeney, Paul Lab 231×
Beattie, Colin SNP 185×
Briggs, Miles Con 185×
Mackay, Gillian Green 185×
McNair, Marie SNP 185×
Dunbar, Jackie SNP 177×
Gibson, Patricia SNP 170×
Adamson, Clare SNP 156×
Adam, Karen SNP 104×
Bland, Amanda Reform 104×

Whose motions they back most

Adamson, Clare SNP 1,542×
Hepburn, Jamie SNP 198×
McMillan, Stuart SNP 188×
Thewliss, Alison SNP 188×
Brown, Keith SNP 175×
Linden, David SNP 175×
McLennan, Paul SNP 167×
Dunbar, Jackie SNP 138×
Gibson, Patricia SNP 125×
MacGregor, Fulton SNP 125×

Recent contributions to the Official Report

General Question Time Chamber
25 Jun 2026

I welcome the work that the Government is undertaking to improve transitions from children’s services to adult services. However, one of my constituents has to…
General Question Time Chamber
25 Jun 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure continuity of prescribing, clinical oversight and support for young people with autism and ot…
Portfolio Question Time Chamber
24 Jun 2026

I thank the cabinet secretary for her previous and extensive answers on the topic. Will she outline how the Scottish Government will ensure that any future dev…
Interests Committee
24 Jun 2026

I have no relevant interests.
General Question Time Chamber
18 Jun 2026

I thank Mr Harley for raising this important matter. Parents in Uddingston and Bellshill have told me that, although support might be available during the scho…

Committee & government roles

Committee

Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee Member · current

Registered interests

Controlled transactions · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Gifts · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Heritable property · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Interest in shares · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Overseas visits · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Remuneration and related undertaking · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.
Voluntary · 20 May 2026
No registrable interests.

Career timeline

Party

Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown

Seats

Uddingston and Bellshill · 07 May 2026 — Unknown