Brown, Keith

• To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported decision by Forth Valley College… Question
  S6O-05685 · 25 Mar 2026
• 30th Anniversary of the Dunblane Tragedy Motion
  S6M-20959 · 03 Mar 2026
• To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update regarding the Scottish Govern… Question
  S6F-04587 · 15 Jan 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many families in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stir… Question
  S6W-42447 · 05 Jan 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many primary and secondary schools in the (a) Clackman… Question
  S6W-42450 · 05 Jan 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many free prescriptions were provided in the (a) Clack… Question
  S6W-42449 · 29 Dec 2025
• To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) St… Question
  S6W-42451 · 23 Dec 2025
• To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the (a) Clackmannanshire and (b) Stirli… Question
  S6W-42448 · 18 Dec 2025

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

• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  17 Mar 2026 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  13 May 2025 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Free School Meals for all Primary Pupils
  11 Sep 2024 · they voted No, party voted Abstain
• Scotland’s Place in the European Union
  30 Jan 2024 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Education
  03 Jun 2021 · they voted Yes, party voted No

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

Of the 38 motions that went to a vote, 97.4% were carried.

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

• MacAskill, Kenny SNP 100.0% 748 shared
• Russell, Michael SNP 100.0% 1,291 shared
• Allard, Christian SNP 100.0% 407 shared
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 100.0% 1,360 shared
• Salmond, Alex SNP 100.0% 473 shared
• Adam, Brian SNP 100.0% 205 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Kerr, Stephen Con 18.0% 1,009 shared
• Thomson, Ross Con 18.1% 210 shared
• White, Tess Con 18.4% 973 shared
• Findlay, Russell Con 18.6% 965 shared
• Gulhane, Sandesh Con 18.6% 963 shared
• Hoy, Craig Con 18.7% 1,038 shared

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

• Lyle, Richard SNP 64.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 16 · topic 43
• Gibson, Kenneth SNP 63.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 25 · topic 30
• Kidd, Bill SNP 63.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 31 · topic 22
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 63.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 14 · topic 40
• Matheson, Michael SNP 63.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 7 · topic 46
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 63.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 22 · topic 30
• Watt, Maureen SNP 62.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 8 · topic 43
• Burgess, Margaret SNP 61.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 12 · topic 33

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

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Kidd, Bill SNP 332×
• Gibson, Kenneth SNP 266×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 232×
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 230×
• White, Sandra SNP 214×
• Torrance, David SNP 200×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 184×
• Lyle, Richard SNP 174×
• Harper, Emma SNP 172×
• Martin, Gillian SNP 170×

• Gibson, Kenneth SNP 74×
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 74×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 72×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 56×
• White, Sandra SNP 50×
• Ahmad, Bashir SNP 44×
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 42×
• Doris, Bob SNP 42×
• Sturgeon, Nicola SNP 36×
• Allan, Dr Alasdair SNP 34×

• Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum Committee
  18 Dec 2025
  Thankfully, we have a member of the Smith commission here.
• Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum Committee
  18 Dec 2025
  Before the referendum, commitments were given, as you remember, that if Scotland voted no, this Parliament would be constitutionally protected and that it coul…
• Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum Committee
  18 Dec 2025
  I have a final question. You mentioned the distinction between de jure and de facto referenda. The English legal system has a principle called stare decisis, w…
• Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum Committee
  18 Dec 2025
  You are right to say that the various parties that oppose a referendum have not been able to state what the mechanism is for exercising a right that they ackno…
• Legal Mechanism for any Independence Referendum Committee
  18 Dec 2025
  There is a difference between the UK and Spain, for example, in that Spain does not allow a legal mechanism for a referendum on the independence of its various…

Government

• Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans · 26 May 2021 — 29 Mar 2023
• Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work · 18 May 2016 — 26 Jun 2018
• Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities · 25 Nov 2014 — 18 May 2016
• Minister for Transport and Veterans · 05 Sep 2012 — 25 Nov 2014
• Minister for Housing and Transport · 25 May 2011 — 04 Sep 2012
• Minister for Transport and Infrastructure · 12 Dec 2010 — 25 May 2011

Committee

• Public Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 08 Apr 2026
• Education, Children and Young People Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2025
• Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Member · left 08 Apr 2026
• Finance and Public Administration Committee Member · left 14 Jun 2023
• Finance and Public Administration Committee Substitute Member · left 17 May 2023
• Local Government and Communities Committee Member · left 04 May 2021
• Social Security Committee Member · left 04 May 2021
• Health and Sport Committee Member · left 13 Dec 2018

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

22 total · showing most recent.

• Heritable property · 31 May 2021
  I own a house in Clackmannanshire with a market value of £300,001 to £400,000. From 31 January 2025 I will receive gross rental income of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum. [Registered 8 January …
• Heritable property · 31 May 2021
  From 10 January 2025 I am part-owner of a flat in East Lothian. I own a one sixth share of the property which has a market value of £150,001 to £200,000. I do not receive any rental income from the p…
• Controlled transactions · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Controlled transactions · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Gifts · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Gifts · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Heritable property · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests
• Interest in shares · 31 May 2021
  No registrable interests

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
• Scottish National Party · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011

Seats

• Clackmannanshire and Dunblane · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Clackmannanshire and Dunblane · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Clackmannanshire and Dunblane · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
• Clackmannanshire and Dunblane · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
• Ochil · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)