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Ballard, Mark

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Ballard, Mark

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Green Party Lothians
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Divisions voted in
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no votes on record
Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
103
81 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,417
570 chamber · 847 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·141 financial ·92 memorandum ·84 budget ·53 governance ·49 inquiry ·49 accountability ·48 executive ·45 process ·41 2007-08 ·41 public ·38 adoption ·34
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
103
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
103
Voice fingerprint

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

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Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Enterprise and Culture Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  2. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  4. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    02 Apr 2007
  5. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    22 Jun 2005
  6. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    22 Jun 2005
  7. ☷
    Joined Enterprise and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2003
  8. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Member
    04 Jun 2003
  9. ⌂
    Started representing Lothians
    01 May 2003
  10. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    01 May 2003
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Railways Chamber
    28 Mar 2007
    I join other members in congratulating Mark Ruskell on securing the debate and on highlighting the desire of communities throughout Scotland to be reconnected …
  • Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Chamber
    28 Mar 2007
    Does John Swinney share my concern that, in a demand-led institution, without the proper funding there will be delays in timetables?
  • Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Chamber
    28 Mar 2007
    In that context, it is worth noting that the number of cases dealt with by the Scottish public services ombudsman has doubled between 2003 and the present day,…
  • Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Chamber
    28 Mar 2007
    Will the member take an intervention?
  • Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill Chamber
    28 Mar 2007
    I welcome the work that the committee did to encourage the promoter to take into account the need to ensure that there is proper walking and cycling connectivi…
Committee & government roles

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Seats

  • Lothians · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)