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Allan, Dr Alasdair

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Allan, Dr Alasdair
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Allan, Dr Alasdair

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Politically, you're most like Campbell, Aileen SNP — similarity 81.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,748
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.6%
0.4% rebellion
Attendance
96.8%
92 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
316
348 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,584
2,296 chamber · 2,288 committee
Allowances claimed
£455,899
3,634 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·149 stage ·124 question ·119 time ·119 portfolio ·68 land ·55 crofting ·52 court ·52 general ·38 subordinate ·31 legislation ·31 environment ·26
Recent motions & questions
Recent rebellions

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

Motion success

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

Lodged
316
Carried
10
Defeated
0
Not divided
306

Of the 10 motions that went to a vote, 100.0% 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).

tha agus anns idhlig bheil airson aig seo bha mar sin anamh
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S4 · SNP
0.4%
S5 · SNP
0.4%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2025
  6. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    19 Jun 2025
  7. ★
    Left Acting Minister for Climate Action
    13 Jun 2025
  8. ★
    Appointed Acting Minister for Climate Action
    27 Jun 2024
  9. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  10. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  11. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2023
  12. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    01 Feb 2023
  14. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
    01 Feb 2023
  15. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    31 Mar 2022
  16. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  17. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  18. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  19. ⌂
    Started representing Na h-Eileanan an Iar
    06 May 2021
  20. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  21. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  22. ☷
    Left Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
    04 May 2021
  23. ⌂
    Stood down from Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  24. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  25. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    06 Oct 2020
  26. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    06 Oct 2020
  27. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    01 Sep 2020
  28. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  29. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  30. ☷
    Joined Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints as Member
    06 Feb 2019
  31. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  32. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  33. ★
    Left Minister for International Development and Europe
    28 Jun 2018
  34. ★
    Appointed Minister for International Development and Europe
    18 May 2016
  35. ★
    Left Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages
    18 May 2016
  36. ⌂
    Started representing Na h-Eileanan an Iar
    05 May 2016
  37. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  38. ⌂
    Stood down from Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  39. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  40. ★
    Appointed Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages
    06 Dec 2011

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Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Edinburgh accommodation £12,873 £6,403 +£6,470
Engagement costs £9,765 £5,809 +£3,956
MSP & staff travel £1,865 £1,181 +£685
Office costs £8,385 £7,961 +£424
Overnight accommodation £654 £338 +£316
Registered interests

1,049 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In 2024, I organised a competition among local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following donation to offset the costs of printing, etc: £50 from Bob Golland, heating engi…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In 2025, I ran a competition in local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following sponsorship to partially offset the costs of printing, etc: £200 from Ask Car Hire, Benbec…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In 2025, I ran a competition in local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following sponsorship to partially offset the costs of printing, etc: £200 from Ask Car Hire, Benbec…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In December 2023, I ran a competition in local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following sponsorship to help offset the costs of printing, etc: £100 from Ken MacDonald an…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In December 2023, I ran a competition in local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following sponsorship to help offset the costs of printing, etc: £100 from Ken MacDonald an…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    In December 2023, I ran a competition in local schools to design my official Christmas card. I received the following sponsorship to help offset the costs of printing, etc: £100 from Ken MacDonald an…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    I own a single £25 non-profit share in Northton Heritage Trust Community Benefit Society in the Isle of Harris. I gain no remuneration from this share, and it represents less than 1% of the company&#…
  • Voluntary · 22 May 2021
    I own a single £25 non-profit share in Northton Heritage Trust Community Benefit Society in the Isle of Harris. I gain no remuneration from this share, and it represents less than 1% of the company&#…
Career timeline

Party

Seats