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Gordon, Charlie

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Gordon, Charlie

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Glasgow Cathcart
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Divisions voted in
0
no votes on record
Party alignment
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
36
106 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,640
342 chamber · 1,298 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
budget ·98 draft ·80 scrutiny ·69 2010-11 ·59 travel ·56 executive ·52 inquiry ·52 active ·51 forth ·47 crossing ·47 severe ·45 weather ·45
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
36
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
36
Voice fingerprint

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

earl high-speed rail high-speed crossrail infrastructure climate promoter glasgow airport rolling stock garl glasgow crossrail airport rail rolling-stock
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Cathcart (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  3. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  4. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    04 Nov 2009
  5. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    02 Oct 2008
  6. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    01 Oct 2008
  7. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    01 May 2008
  8. ☷
    Joined Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee as Member
    20 Sep 2007
  9. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    20 Sep 2007
  10. ☷
    Left Audit Committee
    20 Jun 2007
  11. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Convener
    20 Jun 2007
  12. ☷
    Joined Audit Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Cathcart
    03 May 2007
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
  15. ☷
    Left Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  16. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  17. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    02 Apr 2007
  18. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow Cathcart (Dissolution)
    02 Apr 2007
  19. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    02 Apr 2007
  20. ☷
    Joined Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Bill Committee as Member
    30 Mar 2006
  21. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    06 Oct 2005
  22. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    06 Oct 2005
  23. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow Cathcart
    29 Sep 2005
  24. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    29 Sep 2005
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I welcome the opportunity to make a brief contribution. In the stage 1 debate I spoke exclusively on the rogue landlord aspects of the bill, given the antisoci…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I have been made aware that a major established business in Edinburgh is still awaiting a decision on its master plan after some nine months, having incurred p…
  • Scottish Executive Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    4. To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recent changes to the land use planning system have helped expedite local planning decisions. (S3O-13344)
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    Again, Mr Stevenson makes a point that he wishes he had made a fortnight ago, during the fuel duty debate. I back Ed Balls’s judgment rather than even Stewart …
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I have already touched on the financial effect that I want to see from the type of reregulation that I advocate.In fairness to Rob Gibson, who is a thoughtful …
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