Hepburn, Jamie

• Cumbernauld Colts Lowland League Cup Success Motion
  S6M-21184 · 24 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in schools in the Cumbernauld a… Question
  S6O-05638 · 12 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on the recommendation of the Cri… Question
  S6W-44151 · 11 Mar 2026
• Congratulating Tryst 77 Handball Club Motion
  S6M-21027 · 10 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any benefits brought by the… Question
  S6O-05552 · 25 Feb 2026
• 150th Anniversary of Partick Thistle Motion
  S6M-20869 · 19 Feb 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impact of its… Question
  S6O-05546 · 19 Feb 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the removal o… Question
  S6O-05506 · 12 Feb 2026

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  17 Mar 2026 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Planning
  11 Jun 2025 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Approval of SSI
  08 Mar 2023 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Trident
  20 Mar 2013 · they voted Abstain, party voted No

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

Of the 36 motions that went to a vote, 97.2% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• Adam, Brian SNP 100.0% 225 shared
• Allard, Christian SNP 100.0% 411 shared
• Ross, Gail SNP 100.0% 741 shared
• Freeman, Jeane SNP 100.0% 679 shared
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 99.9% 1,369 shared
• Russell, Michael SNP 99.9% 1,301 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Thomson, Ross Con 17.6% 216 shared
• Kerr, Stephen Con 18.6% 1,066 shared
• White, Tess Con 18.6% 1,044 shared
• Hoy, Craig Con 18.9% 1,104 shared
• Gulhane, Sandesh Con 19.0% 1,046 shared
• Findlay, Russell Con 19.1% 1,006 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Gibson, Kenneth NPA 84.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 40
• Paterson, Gil SNP 83.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 36
• Watt, Maureen SNP 83.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 99 · topic 36
• Thompson, Dave SNP 83.3
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• Doris, Bob SNP 83.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 33
• Kidd, Bill SNP 82.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
• McLeod, Aileen SNP 82.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30
• Stewart, Kevin SNP 82.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 30

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

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Kidd, Bill SNP 1,100×
• Paterson, Gil SNP 1,008×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 988×
• Doris, Bob SNP 812×
• Gibson, Kenneth NPA 728×
• White, Sandra SNP 724×
• Gibson, Rob SNP 604×
• McKelvie, Christina SNP 580×
• Allan, Dr Alasdair SNP 496×
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 456×

• Gibson, Kenneth NPA 1,728×
• Baillie, Jackie Lab 1,392×
• Stewart, Kevin SNP 1,348×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 1,304×
• White, Sandra SNP 1,160×
• Doris, Bob SNP 1,116×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 1,048×
• Torrance, David SNP 772×
• Dey, Graeme SNP 748×
• Gibson, Rob SNP 748×

• Oaths and Affirmations Chamber
  14 May 2026
  I, James Douglas Hepburn, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, hi…
• Invasion of Ukraine Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  I pay tribute to and thank my friend Kevin Stewart for his many years of public service and wish him all the best for the future.I am also grateful for the opp…
• Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
  18 Mar 2026
  On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would have voted yes.
• Subordinate Legislation Committee
  18 Mar 2026
  Cross-checking of different items of legislation is—
• Subordinate Legislation Committee
  18 Mar 2026
  Will the Scottish Government’s legal directorate be more involved? It sounds to me as though the issue is that there has not been enough cross-reference to dif…

Government

• Minister for Parliamentary Business · 08 May 2024 — 19 Sep 2025
• Minister for Independence · 29 Mar 2023 — 08 May 2024
• Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training · 19 May 2021 — 29 Mar 2023
• Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills · 26 Jun 2018 — 19 May 2021
• Minister for Employability and Training · 18 May 2016 — 26 Jun 2018
• Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health · 02 Dec 2014 — 18 May 2016

Committee

• Criminal Justice Committee Member · left 08 Apr 2026
• Finance Committee Member · left 25 Nov 2014
• Public Audit Committee Substitute Member · left 20 Oct 2012
• Welfare Reform Committee Deputy Convener · left 25 Nov 2014
• Local Government and Regeneration Committee Substitute Member · left 18 Sep 2012
• Welfare Reform Committee Member · left 23 Feb 2012
• Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Deputy Convener · left 23 Feb 2012
• Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee Member · left 15 Jun 2011

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.

66 total · showing most recent.

• Voluntary · 17 May 2021
  I am a member of The Jags Foundation. [Registered 29 September 2025]
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  On 31 July 2009 I hosted an information session jointly with EAGA plc (a provider of residential energy efficiency solutions, of EAGA House, Archbold Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1DB) at Cumbern…
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  On 16 March 2010 I and my parliamentary assistant attended a buffet lunch hosted by the Director General of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK (Edinburgh Office) (an organisation representing…
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  From 28 October 2014 I have participated in a programme with Inclusion Scotland who arranged for a temporary member of staff to be placed into my office. The placement is intended to run until Februa…
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  On 31 July 2009 I hosted an information session jointly with EAGA plc (a provider of residential energy efficiency solutions, of EAGA House, Archbold Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1DB) at Cumbern…
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  On 16 March 2010 I and my parliamentary assistant attended a buffet lunch hosted by the Director General of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK (Edinburgh Office) (an organisation representing…
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  From 28 October 2014 I have participated in a programme with Inclusion Scotland who arranged for a temporary member of staff to be placed into my office. The placement is intended to run until Februa…
• Overseas visits · 17 May 2021
  From 9 to 11 September 2011 I visited Barcelona at the invitation of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (a political party active in campaigning for independence for Catalonia) to participate in a num…

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016
• Scottish National Party · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011

Seats

• Cumbernauld and Kilsyth · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Cumbernauld and Kilsyth · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Cumbernauld and Kilsyth · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
• Cumbernauld and Kilsyth · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)
• Central Scotland · 03 May 2007 — 22 Mar 2011 (Dissolution)