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Kidd, Bill

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Kidd, Bill
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Kidd, Bill

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Glasgow Anniesland

Politically, you're most like McMillan, Stuart SNP — similarity 84.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,745
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
96.7%
95 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
846
404 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,988
814 chamber · 2,174 committee
Allowances claimed
£270,518
1,005 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·183 stage ·135 subject ·105 procedure ·101 instruments ·92 education ·87 question ·80 time ·79 care ·72 children ·46 portfolio ·46 negative ·45
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
846
Carried
3
Defeated
0
Not divided
843

Of the 3 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).

glasgow anniesland item considering anniesland anniesland constituency nuclear weapons asbestos disarmament reporting ground raised following gil clydebank mesothelioma draw instrument
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S4 · SNP
0.1%
S5 · SNP
0.1%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Anniesland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    13 May 2025
  6. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    18 Apr 2023
  7. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    11 Jan 2022
  8. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  9. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Deputy Convener
    22 Jun 2021
  10. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    22 Jun 2021
  11. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Anniesland
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    04 May 2021
  16. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    04 May 2021
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Anniesland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    13 Mar 2019
  20. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Convener
    13 Sep 2018
  21. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    13 Sep 2018
  22. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  23. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Anniesland
    05 May 2016
  24. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  25. ☷
    Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Anniesland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  27. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  28. ☷
    Left Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill Committee
    17 Dec 2015
  29. ☷
    Joined Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill Committee as Convener
    29 Oct 2015
  30. ☷
    Left Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill Committee
    29 Oct 2015
  31. ☷
    Joined Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament (Amendment) Bill Committee as Member
    22 Sep 2015
  32. ☷
    Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee
    29 Oct 2014
  33. ☷
    Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Oct 2014
  34. ☷
    Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Substitute Member
    01 Nov 2012
  35. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    18 Sep 2012
  36. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  37. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Anniesland
    05 May 2011
  38. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  39. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  40. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    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 £10,640 £7,961 +£2,680
Edinburgh accommodation £5,922 £6,403 −£481
MSP & staff travel £688 £1,181 −£493
Engagement costs £1 £5,809 −£5,808
Registered interests

24 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
    From 27 to 29 November 2011 I visited Brussels to engage with EU institutions as part of a delegation from the European and External Relations Committee. The cost of the visit, £889, was met by the E…
  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
    From 17-23 December 2015 I visited Tehran, Iran, as part of a trade delegation and to hold discussions. The cost of the flights (£653.72) were met by the Scottish National Party (of 3 Jackson’s Entry…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I am Co-President of the Global Council of PNND (Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and<br /> Disarmament).
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I am member of SCND (Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament).
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    From 27 to 30 August 2012 I attended an international conference on nuclear disarmament (attended by invited parliamentarians from over 40 countries) at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhst…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I attended three rugby football matches as a guest of the Scottish Rugby Union. The matches were: Glasgow Warriors vs. Connaught on 21 September 2012, Scotland vs. South Africa on 17 November 2012 an…
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I am a Global Council Member of Abolition 2000.
  • Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
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