Holyrood, made browsable
Byrne, Ms Rosemary
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
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Party alignment
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Attendance
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Motions lodged
147
Hansard contributions
988
Allowances claimed
£0
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·170
stage ·162
children ·91
inquiry ·87
adoption ·73
pupil ·44
motivation ·44
executive ·41
schools ·39
early ·38
years ·38
protection ·33
Recent motions & questions
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many undergraduate teacher training places are availabl…
Question
S2W-32510 · 23 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many postgraduate teacher training places are available…
Question
S2W-32509 · 23 Mar 2007
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Reduce Class Sizes - Employ the Teachers
Motion
S2M-05763 · 16 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to harm reduction progr…
Question
S2W-32208 · 16 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of the Know the Score anti-heroin campaign ha…
Question
S2W-32207 · 16 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of its anti-cocaine campaign.
Question
S2W-32176 · 16 Mar 2007
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To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to produce Know the Score: Anti-Heroin 200…
Question
S2W-32175 · 16 Mar 2007
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Congratulations to WOZA
Motion
S2M-05745 · 13 Mar 2007
Motion success
Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.
Lodged
147Carried
0Defeated
0Not divided
147Voice 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 Local Government and Transport Committee02 Apr 2007
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Left Education Committee02 Apr 2007
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Stood down from South of Scotland (Dissolution)02 Apr 2007
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Left Solidarity Group02 Apr 2007
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Joined Local Government and Transport Committee as Substitute Member10 Jan 2007
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Left Equal Opportunities Committee05 Sep 2006
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Joined Solidarity Group03 Sep 2006
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Left Scottish Socialist Party02 Sep 2006
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Left Justice 2 Committee27 Oct 2005
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Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Substitute Member27 Oct 2005
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Joined Justice 2 Committee as Substitute Member10 Sep 2003
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Joined Education Committee as Member04 Jun 2003
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Started representing South of Scotland01 May 2003
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Joined Scottish Socialist Party01 May 2003
Who backs their motions most
- Sheridan, Tommy Sol 432×
- Leckie, Carolyn SSP 260×
- Curran, Frances SSP 256×
- Kane, Rosie SSP 240×
- Gorrie, Donald LD 192×
- Ballance, Chris Green 176×
- Turner, Dr Jean Ind 168×
- White, Sandra SNP 164×
- Swinburne, John SSCUP 160×
- Fox, Colin SSP 148×
Whose motions they back most
- Leckie, Carolyn SSP 464×
- Sheridan, Tommy Sol 356×
- Ballance, Chris Green 304×
- Curran, Frances SSP 292×
- Kane, Rosie SSP 252×
- White, Sandra SNP 232×
- Harvie, Patrick Green 220×
- Baird, Shiona Green 212×
- Ballard, Mark Green 188×
- Turner, Dr Jean Ind 184×
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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Motion of Thanks
Chamber
29 Mar 2007As colleagues have done, I pay tribute to the hard work of members who are retiring. I ask members to forgive me for making special mention of Lord James Dougl…
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Petition
Committee
21 Mar 2007That is probably the best route to take. We should also emphasise that pupils should be consulted when new schools are built. Some schools will not have the sp…
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Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Bill
Chamber
14 Mar 2007Solidarity welcomes the encouragement of healthy eating and the introduction of the bill. However, like other members, we are disappointed at the bill's limita…
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Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Chamber
14 Mar 2007I am disappointed by the minister's response. I used the word "requirement" because a child who requires a healthy breakfast in school should be able to get on…
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Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Chamber
14 Mar 2007Does that mean that if there is a requirement from parents for a breakfast club providing free breakfasts at a school in any local authority area, they will ge…
Committee & government roles
Committee
- Local Government and Transport Committee Substitute Member · left 02 Apr 2007
- Equal Opportunities Committee Substitute Member · left 05 Sep 2006
- Justice 2 Committee Substitute Member · left 27 Oct 2005
- Education Committee Member · left 02 Apr 2007
Career timeline
Party
- Solidarity Group · 03 Sep 2006 — 02 Apr 2007
- Scottish Socialist Party · 01 May 2003 — 02 Sep 2006
Seats
- South of Scotland · 01 May 2003 — 02 Apr 2007 (Dissolution)