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Harding, Mr Keith

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Harding, Mr Keith

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mid Scotland and Fife

Resigned from Conservative Party and Joined Scottish Peoples Alliance 31 March 2003

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Divisions voted in
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
44
382 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,117
377 chamber · 740 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
local ·245 bill ·211 stage ·200 finance ·94 inquiry ·73 fouling ·68 renewing ·56 democracy ·56 next ·56 steps ·56 public ·52 budget ·44
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
44
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
44
Voice fingerprint

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

fouling dog fouling fixed-penalty notice executive's notice withdrawn fixed-penalty request hearing interest stirling cronyism kerley issue fixed-penalty stock transfers
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Local Government Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  2. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  4. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    31 Mar 2003
  5. ☷
    Left Social Justice Committee
    20 May 2002
  6. ☷
    Joined Social Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  7. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  8. ☷
    Joined Local Government Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  9. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    06 May 1999
  10. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Question Time Chamber
    27 Mar 2003
    The minister will be aware that the number of recorded crimes and offences in Fife has got much worse during the four years of this Administration. Can he expl…
  • Question Time Chamber
    27 Mar 2003
    To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet representatives of Fife police board. (S1O-6712)
  • Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People Chamber
    27 Mar 2003
    That is just another consultation document.The Executive has done little to assist in the provision of houses adapted specifically for elderly and disabled peo…
  • Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People Chamber
    27 Mar 2003
    That is absolute rubbish. Whether people can afford repairs to and maintenance of their properties should be assessed by the mortgage lenders, which determine …
  • Closing the Opportunity Gap for Older People Chamber
    27 Mar 2003
    I agree. I was just about to make that point, more or less. It is unfair that a pensioner on a modest but average income faces a marginal tax rate of 40 per ce…
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