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Brown, Gavin

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Brown, Gavin

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lothian

Politically, you're most like Fraser, Murdo Con — similarity 73.6/100.

Divisions voted in
760
last on 17 Mar 2016
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
92.9%
58 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
66
1,064 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,554
1,829 chamber · 2,725 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
66
Carried
6
Defeated
28
Not divided
32

Of the 34 motions that went to a vote, 17.6% were carried.

Closest voting allies

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

MSPs like this one

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

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 Justice Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. Left Finance Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  3. Left European and External Relations Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  4. Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  5. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    23 Mar 2016
  6. Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2015
  7. Joined European and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    01 Feb 2012
  8. Joined Finance Committee as Member
    16 Nov 2011
  9. Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    16 Nov 2011
  10. Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    08 Jun 2011
  11. Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Convener
    08 Jun 2011
  12. Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  13. Started representing Lothian
    05 May 2011
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2011
  15. Left Finance Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  16. Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  17. Stood down from Lothians (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  18. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    22 Mar 2011
  19. Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    16 Sep 2009
  20. Left Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
    10 Sep 2009
  21. Joined Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2007
  22. Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  23. Started representing Lothians
    03 May 2007
  24. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    03 May 2007
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    Does the Scottish Government welcome the e-commerce excellence initiative that is led by the chambers of commerce? Can the Scottish Government do anything spec…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated value of e-commerce sales was in 2014 and 2015. (S4O-05710)
  • Scottish Fiscal Commission Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
    10 Mar 2016
    I rise to support amendment 29, on fiscal rules and sustainability of public finances. As Jackie Baillie said, the Finance Committee agreed in its entirety on …
  • Scottish Fiscal Commission Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2016
    Of course that responsibility falls to Parliament but, as we have heard time and time again, members of Parliament will be aided by the SFC’s analysis. As parl…
  • Scottish Fiscal Commission Bill Chamber
    10 Mar 2016
    Presiding Officer, I did not realise until now that this would be my last speech. You obviously know something that I do not. The whip in this Parliament must …
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothian · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
  • Lothians · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)