Holyrood, made browsable

Finnie, Ross

Everything we have on one MSP — voting record, motions, questions, committee work, allowances, Hansard contributions, registered interests and career history — pulled together on a single page.

MSP profile

Finnie, Ross

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats West of Scotland
Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
not enough data
Attendance
0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
201
558 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,691
2,607 chamber · 3,084 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Motion success

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

Lodged
201
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
201
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. Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. Left Health and Sport Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. Stood down from West of Scotland (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  4. Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    22 Mar 2011
  5. Left End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee
    02 Dec 2010
  6. Left Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee
    19 Jul 2010
  7. Joined End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee as Convener
    02 Mar 2010
  8. Left End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee
    02 Mar 2010
  9. Joined End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    10 Feb 2010
  10. Joined Review of SPCB Supported Bodies Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2008
  11. Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2008
  12. Left Finance Committee
    02 Sep 2008
  13. Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    21 Jun 2007
  14. Joined Health and Sport Committee as Deputy Convener
    20 Jun 2007
  15. Left Health and Sport Committee
    20 Jun 2007
  16. Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  17. Left Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    17 May 2007
  18. Started representing West of Scotland
    03 May 2007
  19. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    03 May 2007
  20. Stood down from West of Scotland (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  21. Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    02 Apr 2007
  22. Appointed Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    21 May 2003
  23. Left Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    21 May 2003
  24. Started representing West of Scotland
    01 May 2003
  25. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    01 May 2003
  26. Stood down from West of Scotland (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  27. Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    31 Mar 2003
  28. Left Minister for Rural Development
    15 May 2001
  29. Appointed Minister for Environment and Rural Development
    15 May 2001
  30. Appointed Minister for Rural Development
    02 Nov 2000
  31. Left Minister for Rural Affairs
    01 Nov 2000
  32. Appointed Minister for Rural Affairs
    19 May 1999
  33. Started representing West of Scotland
    06 May 1999
  34. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    06 May 1999
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    Karen Gillon expressly made a point about the tax on fuel for bus companies.Stewart Stevenson declared his interest as a bus pass holder. I did not quite catch…
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    The debate has been interesting. A number of strands have run through it, and a number of interesting speeches have been made.The debate started with Charlie G…
  • Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    The bill was interesting. When it first came before the Health and Sport Committee, there was a sense that it was a relatively simple matter and that it would …
  • Certification of Death (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    I have much enjoyed working with Ian McKee and wholly support the substance of his amendment 3. However, it is a pity that it is ungrammatical. Given that the …
  • Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    Too much information.
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats