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Stephen, Nicol

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Stephen, Nicol

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats Aberdeen South
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Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
37
130 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,591
1,606 chamber · 1,985 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
section ·400 report ·281 reports ·151 audit ·28 public ·24 executive ·22 question ·18 time ·18 response ·13 bill ·9 alternative ·8 vote ·8
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
37
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
37
Voice fingerprint

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

regional transport transport partnerships learning accounts scotland's individual learning rtps itis spt tram transport agency national park graduate endowment
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Unknown committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen South (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  5. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    22 Mar 2011
  6. ☷
    Joined Unknown committee as Alternate member
    02 Sep 2009
  7. ☷
    Left Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
    22 Jan 2009
  8. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    11 Dec 2008
  9. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    10 Dec 2008
  10. ☷
    Joined Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2008
  11. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2008
  12. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2008
  13. ★
    Left Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    17 May 2007
  14. ★
    Left Deputy First Minister
    17 May 2007
  15. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen South
    03 May 2007
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    03 May 2007
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen South (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  18. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    02 Apr 2007
  19. ★
    Left Minister for Transport and Telecommunications
    27 Jun 2005
  20. ★
    Appointed Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    27 Jun 2005
  21. ★
    Appointed Deputy First Minister
    27 Jun 2005
  22. ★
    Appointed Minister for Transport and Telecommunications
    21 May 2003
  23. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Education and Young People
    21 May 2003
  24. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen South
    01 May 2003
  25. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    01 May 2003
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeen South (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  27. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    31 Mar 2003
  28. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs
    28 Nov 2001
  29. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Education and Young People
    28 Nov 2001
  30. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    01 Nov 2000
  31. ★
    Left Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and Gaelic
    01 Nov 2000
  32. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs
    01 Nov 2000
  33. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning
    19 May 1999
  34. ★
    Appointed Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and Gaelic
    19 May 1999
  35. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeen South
    06 May 1999
  36. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    06 May 1999
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I thank the minister for her positive answer.Does the minister agree that all the indications are that the tenders for the pool were very competitive, that the…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    10. To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects Aberdeen’s 10-lane Olympic-sized pool to be completed. (S3O-13378)
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I do not have time.For me, the most important by far of the new powers are the tax-raising powers. It is no secret that they were strongly opposed not only by …
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    In this modern world, it is crucial to devolve as much responsibility as possible to local communities. Co-operation—working together—is also central. Like oth…
  • Scotland Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2011
    I, too, pay tribute to the work of the Scotland Bill Committee and those who worked so hard on it. Clearly, the convener, Wendy Alexander, deserves special pra…
Committee & government roles

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