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Campbell, Aileen

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MSP profile

Campbell, Aileen

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Clydesdale

Politically, you're most like Somerville, Shirley-Anne SNP — similarity 82.5/100.

Divisions voted in
1,448
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
88.3%
191 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
236
130 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,233
1,652 chamber · 1,581 committee
Allowances claimed
£64,116
471 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
236
Carried
18
Defeated
1
Not divided
217

Of the 19 motions that went to a vote, 94.7% 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).

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · SNP
0.0%
S5 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. Left Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government
    20 May 2021
  2. Stood down from Clydesdale (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  3. Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  4. Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government
    28 Jun 2018
  5. Left Minister for Public Health and Sport
    28 Jun 2018
  6. Appointed Minister for Public Health and Sport
    18 May 2016
  7. Left Minister for Children and Young People
    18 May 2016
  8. Started representing Clydesdale
    05 May 2016
  9. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  10. Stood down from Clydesdale (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  11. Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  12. Appointed Minister for Children and Young People
    01 Sep 2015
  13. Left Minister for Children and Young People
    18 Dec 2014
  14. Left Minister for Local Government and Planning
    06 Dec 2011
  15. Appointed Minister for Children and Young People
    06 Dec 2011
  16. Appointed Minister for Local Government and Planning
    25 May 2011
  17. Started representing Clydesdale
    05 May 2011
  18. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
  19. Left Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister
    22 Mar 2011
  20. Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  21. Stood down from South of Scotland (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  22. Left Scottish National Party
    22 Mar 2011
  23. Left Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
    23 Dec 2010
  24. Joined Rural Affairs and Environment Committee as Member
    20 May 2010
  25. Left Justice Committee
    20 May 2010
  26. Left Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
    20 May 2010
  27. Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    13 Nov 2008
  28. Appointed Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister
    27 Mar 2008
  29. Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    14 Jun 2007
  30. Joined Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  31. Started representing South of Scotland
    03 May 2007
  32. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    03 May 2007
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    We will always seek to ensure that we learn all that we can from the support that we have put in place so that we can continue to support people during the pan…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    We have allocated more than £1 billion to support local communities through the coronavirus pandemic. That includes over £550 million through the communities f…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    Scotland has led the way on the delivery of affordable housing across the United Kingdom, with almost 100,000 affordable homes being delivered since 2007. That…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    On 15 March, we published Scotland’s first long-term housing strategy, “Housing to 2040”, which is a 20-year plan to deliver good-quality, energy-efficient, ze…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    I thank Liam McArthur for his kind words. As he knows, funding is allocated to local authorities through the distribution formula, which is agreed with Convent…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
    From 7 to 14 April 2008 I visited Zambia to visit Oxfam’s field projects. I estimate the costs of the trip to be £2,000 (including travel, accommodation, food and vaccines). The costs of the trip wer…
  • Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
    From 1 to 7 August 2008 I visited Zambia to provide best practice advice on political engagement to improve democracy and participation. I estimate the costs of the trip to be between £2,500 and £3,0…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    Before the election I was asked if I would be interested in joining St Johnstone FC’s Community Trust as a board member. I agreed and then signed to do so in early May. After my appointment as Minist…
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats