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Robertson, Dennis

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Robertson, Dennis

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire West

Politically, you're most like Biagi, Marco SNP — similarity 85.5/100.

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Divisions voted in
736
last on 17 Mar 2016
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
90.0%
82 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
213
105 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,174
519 chamber · 1,655 committee
Allowances claimed
£6,594
39 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·146 stage ·142 inquiry ·75 work ·69 wages ·66 wellbeing ·66 health ·60 care ·54 security ·54 supply ·54 scrutiny ·49 2016-17 ·35
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
213
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
213
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).

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Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeenshire West (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  5. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    27 Nov 2014
  6. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    27 Nov 2014
  7. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    16 May 2013
  8. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    16 May 2013
  9. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    19 Sep 2012
  10. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Deputy Convener
    19 Sep 2012
  11. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    18 Sep 2012
  12. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    18 Sep 2012
  13. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee as Member
    23 Feb 2012
  14. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    23 Feb 2012
  15. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    23 Jun 2011
  16. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeenshire West
    05 May 2011
  18. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    What else can the Government do to ensure that customers are not misled on supermarket labelling? Can we praise Aldi and Lidl for having 100 per cent Scotland-…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the percentage of pork in Scottish supermarkets that is reared in Scotland. (S4O-05709)
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    I am sure that the minister will agree that it is important for parents and families to get involved at home in the teaching of a child. What specific support …
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    16 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. (S4O-05669)
  • Forth Road Bridge Inquiry Chamber
    15 Mar 2016
    When the minister talks about priorities, is the top priority the safety of the users of the bridge at all times?
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