Holyrood, made browsable
McCabe, Tom
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
0
Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
469
Hansard contributions
3,750
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
inquiry ·93
review ·84
budget ·82
bill ·80
bodies ·64
spcb-supported ·62
legislation ·51
corporate ·48
subordinate ·47
process ·45
executive ·40
stage ·40
Recent motions & questions
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Reimbursement of Members’ Expenses Scheme Resolution
Motion
S3M-08179 · 16 Mar 2011
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Chinese Consul General
Motion
S3M-07948 · 15 Feb 2011
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Scottish Commission for Public Audit
Motion
S3M-07660 · 19 Jan 2011
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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37685 by Stewart Ste…
Question
S3W-37872 · 06 Dec 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive when the Raith Interchange upgrade will be completed.
Question
S3W-37685 · 25 Nov 2010
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Scrapping of Universal Child Benefit
Motion
S3M-07168 · 06 Oct 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive whether the delay in progress of the M8 Baillieston to Newh…
Question
S3W-35460 · 20 Aug 2010
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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can confirm that the Raith Interchange will be c…
Question
S3W-35459 · 20 Aug 2010
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
469Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
469Voice 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 Finance Committee22 Mar 2011
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Stood down from Hamilton South (Dissolution)22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour22 Mar 2011
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Joined Finance Committee as Deputy Convener09 Nov 2009
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Left Finance Committee09 Nov 2009
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Joined Finance Committee as Member05 Nov 2009
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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee04 Nov 2009
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member02 Oct 2008
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Left Finance Committee01 Oct 2008
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Joined Finance Committee as Member13 Jun 2007
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Left Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform17 May 2007
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Started representing Hamilton South03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour03 May 2007
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Stood down from Hamilton South (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Scottish Labour02 Apr 2007
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Appointed Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform06 Oct 2004
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Left Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care04 Oct 2004
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Appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care21 May 2003
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Started representing Hamilton South01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Labour01 May 2003
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Left Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee31 Mar 2003
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Left Health and Community Care Committee31 Mar 2003
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Left Finance Committee31 Mar 2003
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Stood down from Hamilton South (Dissolution)31 Mar 2003
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Left Scottish Labour31 Mar 2003
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Joined Finance Committee as Convener03 Dec 2002
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Left Finance Committee03 Dec 2002
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Joined Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Convener10 Oct 2002
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Left Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee10 Oct 2002
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Joined Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member03 Oct 2002
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Joined Health and Community Care Committee as Substitute Member26 Sep 2002
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Joined Finance Committee as Member29 Nov 2001
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Left Minister for Parliament28 Nov 2001
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Appointed Minister for Parliament19 May 1999
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Started representing Hamilton South06 May 1999
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Joined Scottish Labour06 May 1999
Who backs their motions most
- Robson, Euan LD 456×
- Scott, Tavish LD 284×
- Smith, Iain LD 160×
- Lyon, George LD 152×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 48×
- Godman, Trish Lab 36×
- McConnell, Jack Lab 36×
- Whitefield, Karen Lab 36×
- Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 32×
- Gillon, Karen Lab 28×
Whose motions they back most
- Chisholm, Malcolm Lab 220×
- Baillie, Jackie Lab 104×
- Mitchell, Margaret Con 96×
- Butler, Bill Lab 88×
- Lamont, Johann Lab 72×
- Oldfather, Irene Lab 64×
- Boyack, Sarah Lab 60×
- McNeill, Pauline Lab 60×
- Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 56×
- Gillon, Karen Lab 52×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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Scottish Executive Question Time
Chamber
17 Mar 2011I appreciate the minister’s answer, but within a square mile of that tragic murder there have been around eight murders over the past 18 months. My local paper…
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Scottish Executive Question Time
Chamber
17 Mar 20112. To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recent events such as the murder of Reamonn Gormley, what measures it will bring forward to improve safety on Sco…
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Scotland Bill
Chamber
10 Mar 2011When we discussed the Scotland Bill previously, some feared that our parliamentary committee would do nothing more than rubber stamp the bill that is currently…
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“Report on preventative spending”
Chamber
09 Mar 2011As others have done, I acknowledge Andrew Welsh’s service. I will not repeat all the plaudits. I simply say to him that he should be proud of his public servic…
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
Committee
01 Mar 2011No you don’t. We would like to record the fact that this is your final meeting in public in this parliamentary session. People are aware that you have decided …
Committee & government roles
Government
- Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform · 06 Oct 2004 — 17 May 2007
- Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care · 21 May 2003 — 04 Oct 2004
- Minister for Parliament · 19 May 1999 — 28 Nov 2001
Committee
- Finance Committee Deputy Convener · left 22 Mar 2011
- Finance Committee Member · left 09 Nov 2009
- Subordinate Legislation Committee Member · left 04 Nov 2009
- Finance Committee Member · left 01 Oct 2008
- Finance Committee Convener · left 31 Mar 2003
- Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee Convener · left 31 Mar 2003
- Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill Committee Member · left 10 Oct 2002
- Health and Community Care Committee Substitute Member · left 31 Mar 2003
Career timeline
Party
- Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
- Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Labour · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003
Seats
- Hamilton South · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
- Hamilton South · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
- Hamilton South · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)