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Aitken, Bill

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Aitken, Bill

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Glasgow
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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not enough data
Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
87
308 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,482
1,680 chamber · 4,802 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·344 stage ·327 damages ·75 double ·71 jeopardy ·71 domestic ·71 abuse ·71 long ·67 leases ·67 draft ·67 budget ·67 scrutiny ·67
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
87
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
87
Voice fingerprint

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

morning ladies promoter ladies gentlemen content note gentlemen remind objectors gentlemen tram line ladies witness statements hyde executive's
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  3. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    22 Feb 2011
  5. ☷
    Left Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee
    22 Jan 2009
  6. ☷
    Joined Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Bill Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2008
  7. ☷
    Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2007
  8. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    19 Jun 2007
  9. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Convener
    19 Jun 2007
  10. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    03 May 2007
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    03 May 2007
  13. ☷
    Left Justice 1 Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  14. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  15. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    02 Apr 2007
  16. ☷
    Left Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee
    27 Apr 2006
  17. ☷
    Joined Justice 1 Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Mar 2006
  18. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    24 Mar 2006
  19. ☷
    Left Education Committee
    15 Sep 2005
  20. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Substitute Member
    14 Sep 2005
  21. ☷
    Joined Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee as Convener
    29 Jun 2004
  22. ☷
    Left Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee
    29 Jun 2004
  23. ☷
    Joined Edinburgh Tram (Line Two) Bill Committee as Member
    16 Jun 2004
  24. ☷
    Joined Education Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Oct 2003
  25. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    01 May 2003
  26. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    01 May 2003
  27. ☷
    Left Justice 2 Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  28. ☷
    Left Justice 1 Committee
    31 Mar 2003
  29. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    31 Mar 2003
  30. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    31 Mar 2003
  31. ☷
    Joined Justice 1 Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2002
  32. ☷
    Joined Justice 2 Committee as Deputy Convener
    05 Sep 2001
  33. ☷
    Left Justice 2 Committee
    05 Sep 2001
  34. ☷
    Joined Justice 2 Committee as Member
    28 Jun 2001
  35. ☷
    Left Social Justice Committee
    27 Jun 2001
  36. ☷
    Joined Social Justice Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2001
  37. ☷
    Left Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  38. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    07 Jan 2001
  39. ☷
    Joined Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999
  40. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    17 Jun 1999

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    It is appropriate that the final debate in this session should deal with an important legal principle. The principle of the rule against double jeopardy has be…
  • Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    22 Mar 2011
    I agree with James Kelly, although perhaps for different reasons. As is generally known, I am a great supporter of the common law, which I believe has served S…
  • Clydebank Blitz 70th Anniversary Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I congratulate Des McNulty on bringing the matter before the Parliament. I speak as a member of a fairly blessed generation. Born post-war, I did not have to g…
  • Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    I thank Mike Pringle for his kind remarks, which I appreciated.I hope that when the bill is passed, Rhoda Grant does not feel that because of what happened to …
  • Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2011
    Instances of domestic abuse in Scotland remain stubbornly—indeed, disgracefully—high. There were 51,926 incidents of domestic abuse in the last recorded year, …
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Glasgow · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
  • Glasgow · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)
  • Glasgow · 06 May 1999 — 31 Mar 2003 (Dissolution)