Holyrood, made browsable
Barrie, Scott
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.
Divisions voted in
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
44
Hansard contributions
2,394
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·407
stage ·399
edinburgh ·317
airport ·317
rail ·317
link ·317
preliminary ·192
consideration ·118
planning ·65
schools ·27
health ·27
promotion ·27
Recent motions & questions
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Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill
Motion
S2M-05685 · 14 Mar 2007
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3rd Report, 2007 (Session 2) of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee, Report on…
Motion
S2M-05684 · 14 Mar 2007
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2nd Report, 2007 (Session 2) of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee, Appropria…
Motion
S2M-05683 · 14 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive when the report of the Historical Abuse Systemic Review: Re…
Question
S2W-32250 · 08 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive what its performance in answering ministerial correspondenc…
Question
S2W-32126 · 02 Mar 2007
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Switch Off Energy Debt
Motion
S2M-05525 · 28 Feb 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make its formal response to the Commission on …
Question
S2W-31259 · 23 Jan 2007
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ScottishPower Climate Change Initiative
Motion
S2M-05429 · 18 Jan 2007
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
44Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
44Voice 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.
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Left Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee02 Apr 2007
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Left Communities Committee02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from Dunfermline West (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Joined Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee as Convener18 Apr 2006
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Left Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee18 Apr 2006
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Joined Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee as Member30 Mar 2006
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Left Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee19 Jul 2005
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Left Ad Hoc Standards Committee20 Jun 2005
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Joined Ad Hoc Standards Committee as Member02 Jun 2005
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Joined Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee as Deputy Convener26 Apr 2005
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Left Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee26 Apr 2005
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Joined Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee as Member16 Mar 2005
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Joined Communities Committee as Member25 Sep 2003
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Left Justice 2 Committee23 Sep 2003
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Joined Justice 2 Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Started representing Dunfermline West01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Left Public Petitions Committee31 Mar 2003
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Left Justice 2 Committee31 Mar 2003
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Stood down from Dunfermline West (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member26 Sep 2002
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Left Audit Committee19 Jun 2002
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Joined Justice 2 Committee as Member08 Jan 2001
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Left Justice and Home Affairs Committee07 Jan 2001
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Joined Justice and Home Affairs Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Joined Audit Committee as Member17 Jun 1999
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Started representing Dunfermline West06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Godman, Trish Lab 88×
- Gorrie, Donald LD 84×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 80×
- Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 80×
- May, Christine Lab 80×
- Eadie, Helen Lab 72×
- Macmillan, Maureen Lab 68×
- Marwick, Tricia NPA 68×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 64×
- Whitefield, Karen Lab 64×
Whose motions they back most
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 200×
- Butler, Bill Lab 148×
- Boyack, Sarah Lab 140×
- Godman, Trish Lab 120×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 116×
- Jamieson, Margaret Lab 116×
- Peattie, Cathy Lab 104×
- Whitefield, Karen Lab 100×
- Jackson, Dr Sylvia Lab 96×
- Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 96×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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First Minister's Question Time
Chamber
29 Mar 2007Given the First Minister's personal commitment to the abolition of child poverty by 2020, how does he believe the Labour Party's commitment to extending free s…
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SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Chamber
29 Mar 2007The minister is absolutely correct to highlight the Executive's record investment in refurbishing existing schools, in building new schools, in reducing class …
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SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Chamber
29 Mar 2007To ask the Scottish Executive how children and young people have benefited from investment in the education system. (S2O-12530)
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SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Chamber
22 Mar 2007I thank the minister for that comprehensive response. She will be well aware that there have been substantial changes of use in and around the Firth of Forth o…
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SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Chamber
22 Mar 2007To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to protect Scotland's coasts from industrial pollution. (S2O-12442)
Committee & government roles
Committee
- Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee Convener · left 02 Apr 2007
- Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee Member · left 18 Apr 2006
- Ad Hoc Standards Committee Member · left 20 Jun 2005
- Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee Deputy Convener · left 19 Jul 2005
- Baird Trust Reorganisation Bill Committee Member · left 26 Apr 2005
- Communities Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
- Justice 2 Committee Member · left 23 Sep 2003
- Public Petitions Committee Substitute Member · left 31 Mar 2003
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- Dunfermline West · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- Dunfermline West · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)