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Carlaw, Jackson

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Carlaw, Jackson
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Carlaw, Jackson

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

Politically, you're most like Milne, Nanette Con — similarity 82.1/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,523
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.4%
0.6% rebellion
Attendance
88.8%
317 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
495
1,088 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
7,015
1,540 chamber · 5,475 committee
Allowances claimed
£330,876
3,194 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
petitions ·431 continued ·321 energy ·17 question ·15 time ·15 corporate ·13 body ·13 bill ·8 swimming ·7 pools ·7 recall ·7 removal ·7
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
495
Carried
1
Defeated
14
Not divided
480

Of the 15 motions that went to a vote, 6.7% 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).

calls urge suggestions action colleagues content colleagues suggestions comments suggestions considered petition agreed write suggestions proceed new petitions mesh petition calls submission petitioner
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.7%
S4 · Con
0.1%
S5 · Con
0.8%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Eastwood (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Convener
    23 Jun 2021
  5. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    23 Jun 2021
  6. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  7. ⌂
    Started representing Eastwood
    06 May 2021
  8. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  9. ⌂
    Stood down from Eastwood (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  10. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  11. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    17 May 2018
  12. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  13. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  14. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  15. ⌂
    Started representing Eastwood
    05 May 2016
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
  17. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  18. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  19. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  20. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  21. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    23 Mar 2016
  22. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    11 Dec 2014
  23. ☷
    Left Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    21 Jan 2014
  24. ☷
    Joined Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    18 Jun 2013
  25. ☷
    Left Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    18 Jun 2013
  26. ☷
    Joined Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    12 Jun 2013
  27. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Jun 2013
  28. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    27 Jun 2012
  29. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2012
  30. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    02 May 2012
  31. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Substitute Member
    01 Feb 2012
  32. ☷
    Left Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    16 Nov 2011
  33. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    16 Nov 2011
  34. ☷
    Joined Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  35. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    05 May 2011
  36. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2011
  37. ☷
    Left Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  38. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  39. ⌂
    Stood down from West of Scotland (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  40. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    22 Mar 2011

12 earlier events not shown.

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
Committee & government roles

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
Office costs £8,701 £4,419 +£4,283
Edinburgh accommodation £8,816 £7,365 +£1,451
MSP & staff travel £2,138 £1,949 +£189
Incidental employment costs £48 £37 +£11
Overnight accommodation £109 £292 −£183
Staff costs £78 £2,058 −£1,980
Engagement costs £4,506 £9,857 −£5,350
Registered interests

72 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 2 to 4 November 2025, I participated as a guest in the European Jewish Association (EJA) Annual Symposium in Krakow, Poland, and attended a visit and memorial service at Auschwitz-Birkenau in th…
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    On 26 August 2022, my wife and I were guests of Air Vice Marshall Ross Thomson and the RAF (Royal Air Force, 25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1NZ) at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military …
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    On 26 August 2022, my wife and I were guests of Air Vice Marshall Ross Thomson and the RAF (Royal Air Force, 25 Learmonth Terrace, Edinburgh EH4 1NZ) at a performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military …
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 15 January 2020 I received a donation of £5,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alan Massie, a<br /> private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted…
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 15 January 2020 I received a donation of £5,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr James Stewart, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it …
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Eastwood · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
  • Eastwood · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
  • West Scotland · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
  • West of Scotland · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)