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Baker, Richard

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Baker, Richard

Former (by-election triggered) Scottish Labour North East Scotland

Politically, you're most like Baillie, Jackie Lab — similarity 77.3/100.

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Divisions voted in

646

last on 16 Dec 2015

Party alignment

99.5%

0.5% rebellion

Attendance

83.6%

127 "Not Voted" of 773 divisions present

Motions lodged

125

2,136 questions · 1 unanswered

Hansard contributions

2,590

1,105 chamber · 1,485 committee

Allowances claimed

£3,930

3 transactions

Most-discussed topics in Hansard

bill ·175 stage ·141 future ·84 economic ·78 post-2014 ·78 fiscal ·67 question ·37 time ·37 commission ·35 framework ·32 succession ·31 budget ·30

Recent motions & questions

Question
S4O-04922 · 09 Dec 2015
Question
S4W-28644 · 04 Dec 2015
Question
S4O-04848 · 25 Nov 2015
Question
S4O-04813 · 18 Nov 2015
Question
S4O-04786 · 12 Nov 2015
Oil & Gas UK Share Fair 2015 Motion
S4M-14693 · 02 Nov 2015
Question
S4O-04721 · 29 Oct 2015
Question
S4W-27978 · 27 Oct 2015

Recent rebellions

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

Women Offenders
28 Jan 2015 · they voted Yes, party voted Abstain
Scotland's Voice in the EU
22 Apr 2014 · they voted No, party voted Yes
Regeneration Strategy
16 Nov 2011 · they voted Yes, party voted No

Motion success

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

Lodged

125

Carried

Defeated

Not divided

114

Of the 11 motions that went to a vote, 45.5% were carried.

Closest voting allies

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

Grant, Rhoda Lab 99.8% 580 shared
Lamont, Johann Lab 99.8% 546 shared
Bibby, Neil Lab 99.7% 586 shared
Macdonald, Lewis Lab 99.7% 584 shared
Pearson, Graeme Lab 99.6% 554 shared
Stewart, David Lab 99.6% 549 shared

Furthest apart on votes

MSPs they vote against most often.

Walker, Bill Ind 26.8% 198 shared
Salmond, Alex SNP 27.5% 404 shared
Russell, Michael SNP 29.3% 566 shared
Lochhead, Richard SNP 29.8% 547 shared
Campbell, Aileen SNP 29.9% 538 shared
Adam, Brian SNP 30.4% 201 shared

MSPs like this one

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

Baillie, Jackie Lab 77.3

vote 99 · co-sponsor 88 · topic 22
Macdonald, Lewis Lab 74.0

vote 100 · co-sponsor 69 · topic 28
Murray, Elaine Lab 70.2

vote 99 · co-sponsor 55 · topic 28
Boyack, Sarah Lab 69.2

vote 99 · co-sponsor 56 · topic 22
Park, John Lab 67.5

vote 98 · co-sponsor 55 · topic 18
Macintosh, Ken NPA 66.6

vote 99 · co-sponsor 47 · topic 20
Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 66.0

vote 99 · co-sponsor 44 · topic 22
Ferguson, Patricia Lab 63.8

vote 99 · co-sponsor 39 · topic 18

Voice fingerprint

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

haudagain sak pre-signed signature pre-signed crossrail aberdeen crossrail haudagain roundabout community sentences corporation tax frank doran signature pages grampian police

Career arc

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

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Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

11 Jan 2016
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Left Finance Committee

11 Jan 2016
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Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee

11 Jan 2016
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Stood down from North East Scotland (Resigned)

11 Jan 2016
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Left Scottish Labour

11 Jan 2016
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Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member

02 Sep 2015
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Joined Finance Committee as Member

08 Jan 2015
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Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee

08 Jan 2015
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Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

11 Dec 2014
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Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee

29 Oct 2014
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Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Substitute Member

29 Oct 2014
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Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member

26 Feb 2014
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Left Local Government and Regeneration Committee

25 Feb 2014
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Joined Local Government and Regeneration Committee as Member

03 Sep 2013
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Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member

03 Sep 2013
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Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Substitute Member

01 Nov 2012
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Left Scotland Bill Committee

01 May 2012
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Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member

09 Jun 2011
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Started representing North East Scotland

05 May 2011
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Joined Scottish Labour

05 May 2011
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Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)

22 Mar 2011
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Left Scottish Labour

22 Mar 2011
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Left Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

01 Oct 2008
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Left Equal Opportunities Committee

01 Oct 2008
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Joined Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee as Substitute Member

01 May 2008
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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee

01 May 2008
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Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member

01 May 2008
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Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee

01 May 2008
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Left Subordinate Legislation Committee

20 Sep 2007
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member

20 Sep 2007
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Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee

20 Sep 2007
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Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Substitute Member

20 Sep 2007
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Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Substitute Member

27 Jun 2007
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Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Member

13 Jun 2007
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Started representing North East Scotland

03 May 2007
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Joined Scottish Labour

03 May 2007
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Left Enterprise and Culture Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Left Procedures Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Left Education Committee

02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)

02 Apr 2007

8 earlier events not shown.

Who backs their motions most

Baillie, Jackie Lab 216×
Macdonald, Lewis Lab 132×
Glen, Marlyn Lab 124×
Boyack, Sarah Lab 120×
Godman, Trish Lab 112×
Harper, Robin Green 108×
Milne, Nanette Con 108×
Mulligan, Mary Lab 108×
Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 104×
Livingstone, Marilyn Lab 100×

Whose motions they back most

Macdonald, Lewis Lab 192×
Boyack, Sarah Lab 76×
Butler, Bill Lab 64×
Baillie, Jackie Lab 60×
Findlay, Neil Lab 60×
Murray, Elaine Lab 60×
Park, John Lab 60×
Baker, Claire Lab 52×
Glen, Marlyn Lab 36×
Rumbles, Mike LD 36×

Recent contributions to the Official Report

Draft Budget 2016-17 Committee
06 Jan 2016

I find that quite surprising, because we know what is happening and there is evidence about the drop in the number of transactions. I would feel quite surprise…
Draft Budget 2016-17 Committee
06 Jan 2016

The current forecast does not take account of what is happening in the north-east’s economy.
Draft Budget 2016-17 Committee
06 Jan 2016

Last year, the committee had evidence that the Aberdeen housing market will not return to its 2015 position for another five years. We also heard about the mas…
Draft Budget 2016-17 Committee
06 Jan 2016

I thank members of the Fiscal Commission for their report. I will cover one area: the capacity for the models that have been developed to take account of varia…
Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Committee
05 Jan 2016

Thank you.

Committee & government roles

Committee

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Member · left 11 Jan 2016
Finance Committee Member · left 11 Jan 2016
Devolution (Further Powers) Committee Substitute Member · left 11 Jan 2016
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee Member · left 08 Jan 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee Member · left 25 Feb 2014
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Member · left 11 Dec 2014
Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee Substitute Member · left 29 Oct 2014
Scotland Bill Committee Member · left 01 May 2012

Career timeline

Party

Scottish Labour · 05 May 2011 — 11 Jan 2016
Scottish Labour · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011
Scottish Labour · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007

Seats

North East Scotland · 05 May 2011 — 11 Jan 2016 (Resigned)
North East Scotland · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)
North East Scotland · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)