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Macintosh, Ken

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MSP profile

Macintosh, Ken

Former (left at end of session) No Party Affiliation West Scotland

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Politically, you're most like Murray, Elaine Lab — similarity 83.7/100.

Divisions voted in
730
last on 17 Mar 2016
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
48.4%
778 "Not Voted" of 1,508 divisions present
Motions lodged
132
1,334 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
19,312
12,548 chamber · 6,764 committee
Allowances claimed
£94,511
1,561 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S4W-29946 · 10 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29764 · 03 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29949 · 02 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29948 · 02 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29947 · 02 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29920 · 02 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29761 · 01 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29765 · 29 Feb 2016
Recent rebellions

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

Motion success

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

Lodged
132
Carried
1
Defeated
18
Not divided
113

Of the 19 motions that went to a vote, 5.3% were carried.

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.

Voice fingerprint

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

Career arc

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

  1. Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  2. Left No Party Affiliation
    04 May 2021
  3. +
    Joined No Party Affiliation
    12 May 2016
  4. Left Scottish Labour
    12 May 2016
  5. Started representing West Scotland
    05 May 2016
  6. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
  7. Stood down from Eastwood (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  8. Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  9. Left Welfare Reform Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  10. Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  11. Joined Welfare Reform Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2013
  12. Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2013
  13. Started representing Eastwood
    05 May 2011
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
  15. Left European and External Relations Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  16. Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  17. Stood down from Eastwood (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  18. Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  19. Joined European and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Oct 2008
  20. Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  21. Started representing Eastwood
    03 May 2007
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  23. Left Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the First Minister
    02 Apr 2007
  24. Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  25. Left Health Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  26. Left Education Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  27. Stood down from Eastwood (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  28. Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  29. Appointed Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the First Minister
    19 Feb 2007
  30. Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    28 Nov 2006
  31. Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Deputy Convener
    28 Nov 2006
  32. Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member
    30 Jun 2005
  33. Joined Health Committee as Substitute Member
    30 Jun 2005
  34. Left Standards and Public Appointments Committee
    02 Jun 2005
  35. Joined Standards and Public Appointments Committee as Deputy Convener
    18 Mar 2005
  36. Left Standards Committee
    18 Mar 2005
  37. Left Standards Committee
    10 Jun 2003
  38. Joined Standards Committee as Deputy Convener
    10 Jun 2003
  39. Joined Standards Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  40. Joined Education Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003

24 earlier events not shown.

Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Motion of Condolence Chamber
    12 Apr 2021
    I thank all the party leaders for their contributions, and I thank all members who attended this morning. I also thank all members who wished to attend but wer…
  • Motion of Condolence Chamber
    12 Apr 2021
    I invite the First Minister to speak to and move the motion of condolence. 11:02
  • One Minute’s Silence Chamber
    12 Apr 2021
    Good morning, colleagues. We meet today in unplanned, unexpected and rather sad circumstances to debate a motion of condolence following the death of His Royal…
  • Presiding Officer’s Closing Remarks Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    You can rest easy. I will not use my remarks to settle old scores, real or imaginary, despite encouragement from some mischievous colleagues. I am here to than…
  • Presiding Officer’s Closing Remarks Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    Thank you, colleagues. I thank Richard Lyle for voting for that motion single-handedly.
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2016
    I have a quarter share of a house on Skye with an estimated overall value of between £150,001 and £200,000, which I acquired on 11 October 2012. I derive no income from this property.
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • West Scotland · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
  • Eastwood · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
  • Eastwood · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
  • Eastwood · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Eastwood · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)