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Thompson, Dave

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Thompson, Dave

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

Politically, you're most like Paterson, Gil SNP — similarity 83.9/100.

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Divisions voted in
713
last on 16 Mar 2016
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
87.2%
105 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
117
88 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,143
589 chamber · 1,554 committee
Allowances claimed
£275
5 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·157 stage ·153 reform ·114 land ·100 community ·55 empowerment ·55 legislation ·48 question ·42 time ·42 report ·42 review ·29 agricultural ·27
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
117
Carried
1
Defeated
0
Not divided
116

Of the 1 motion 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 idhlig proposed cross-party bible bhith active previous bheil skye lochaber lochaber badenoch aig airson
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  5. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    27 Nov 2014
  6. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee as Member
    03 Apr 2014
  7. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    03 Apr 2014
  8. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    07 Nov 2013
  9. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    07 Mar 2012
  10. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    14 Jun 2011
  11. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Convener
    14 Jun 2011
  12. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
    05 May 2011
  14. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  15. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  16. ☷
    Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  19. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    20 May 2010
  20. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    20 May 2010
  21. ☷
    Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    05 Nov 2009
  22. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    26 Feb 2009
  23. ☷
    Left Standards and Public Appointments Committee
    28 Sep 2007
  24. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    28 Sep 2007
  25. ☷
    Left Procedures Committee
    28 Sep 2007
  26. ☷
    Joined Standards and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  27. ☷
    Joined Procedures Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  28. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  29. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    03 May 2007
  30. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Local Control Chamber
    22 Mar 2016
    It is up to other people to argue for their areas, but my remit is for the Highlands and Islands. We must ensure that people engage again with their local comm…
  • Local Control Chamber
    22 Mar 2016
    Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. I apologise for having another go at a last speech. I had intended to make my last speech last week, but I had not real…
  • Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    I am sorry, but I need to make progress. I have a few other points that I need to get in. The transformative effects of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill should…
  • Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    I do not really understand the relevance of the member’s comment to what I was saying. While we are talking about the Tories, I must correct the record follow…
  • Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    Thank you very much for your kind remarks, Presiding Officer. I believe that the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill is the single most important bill with which I ha…
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