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Raffan, Mr Keith

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Raffan, Mr Keith

Former (by-election triggered) Scottish Liberal Democrats Mid Scotland and Fife
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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not enough data
Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
11
121 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,506
763 chamber · 1,743 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
inquiry ·181 promoting ·166 worldwide ·166 executive ·85 report ·79 convener ·74 european ·55 strategy ·39 scrutiny ·37 international ·31 union ·26 presidency ·26
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
11
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
11
Voice fingerprint

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

drug misuse halfway houses addicts group drug action teams spent treatment regleg treatment rehabilitation cutting demand simpson house corner dundee executive's
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    07 Jan 2005
  2. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    07 Jan 2005
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Resigned)
    07 Jan 2005
  4. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    07 Jan 2005
  5. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Substitute Member
    17 Sep 2003
  6. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    16 Jun 2003
  7. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Deputy Convener
    10 Jun 2003
  8. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    10 Jun 2003
  9. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  10. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    01 May 2003
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    01 May 2003
  13. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  14. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  15. ⌂
    Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  16. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    31 Mar 2003
  17. ☷
    Left Social Justice Committee
    20 May 2002
  18. ☷
    Joined Social Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  19. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  20. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2001
  21. ☷
    Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  22. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  23. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  24. ☷
    Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  25. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  26. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    06 May 1999
  28. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Convener's Report Committee
    21 Dec 2004
    It is always good to have a back-up from the clerks.
  • Convener's Report Committee
    21 Dec 2004
    Perhaps the clerks can clarify the brief point that I want to make about inward visits. Like other members, I sometimes hear about such visits after they have …
  • Convener's Report Committee
    21 Dec 2004
    I want to ask about inward visits.
  • Convener's Report Committee
    21 Dec 2004
    Perhaps we could ask the minister's office to clarify what he means by"the possible creation of an EU Agency for linguistic diversity and language learning",gi…
  • Sift Committee
    21 Dec 2004
    I have an issue to raise, but I can mention it later.
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