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Stewart, David

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Stewart, David

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Highlands and Islands

Politically, you're most like McMahon, Michael Lab — similarity 83.8/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,409
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
86.0%
230 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
313
1,651 questions · 4 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,875
1,017 chamber · 4,858 committee
Allowances claimed
£865,088
8,995 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
scrutiny ·115 time ·67 question ·63 boards ·59 bill ·57 care ·56 stage ·52 covid-19 ·48 inquiry ·45 2021-22 ·45 primary ·41 medical ·38
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
313
Carried
4
Defeated
1
Not divided
308

Of the 5 motions that went to a vote, 80.0% 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).

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Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · Lab
0.0%
S5 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  3. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  4. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    11 Mar 2020
  5. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    11 Jan 2018
  6. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Substitute Member
    09 Jan 2018
  7. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    09 Jan 2018
  8. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    09 Jan 2018
  9. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  10. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    05 May 2016
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
  13. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  14. ☷
    Left Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  15. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  16. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  17. ☷
    Left Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee
    26 Jan 2016
  18. ☷
    Joined Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    25 Jun 2015
  19. ☷
    Left Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee
    24 Jun 2015
  20. ☷
    Joined Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2015
  21. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Jan 2015
  22. ☷
    Joined Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2015
  23. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  24. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    14 Jun 2011
  25. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Convener
    14 Jun 2011
  26. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Highlands and Islands
    05 May 2011
  28. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
  29. ☷
    Left Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  30. ⌂
    Stood down from Highlands and Islands (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  31. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  32. ☷
    Left Forth Crossing Bill Committee
    20 Jan 2011
  33. ☷
    Left William Simpson`s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    27 Jul 2010
  34. ☷
    Joined William Simpson`s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Deputy Convener
    13 Apr 2010
  35. ☷
    Left William Simpson`s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    13 Apr 2010
  36. ☷
    Left Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
    09 Apr 2010
  37. ☷
    Joined William Simpson`s Home (Transfer of Property etc.) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    18 Mar 2010
  38. ☷
    Joined Forth Crossing Bill Committee as Member
    27 Jan 2010
  39. ☷
    Joined Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee as Convener
    08 Dec 2009
  40. ☷
    Left Ure Elder Fund Transfer and Dissolution Bill Committee
    08 Dec 2009

12 earlier events not shown.

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Greensill Capital UK (Administration) Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    In his statement, the cabinet secretary made some positive points, which I whole-heartedly endorse, about the Lochaber smelter. Does he share my view that the …
  • Retiring MSPs Committee
    23 Mar 2021
    It will be hard for me to say just a few words, convener, but I am happy to say something in my last contribution. Like many members, I have served on a numb…
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Committee
    23 Mar 2021
    Have new budgets or staff been identified to cover the huge areas of responsibility that the ECDC covers?
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Committee
    23 Mar 2021
    I am sorry, convener, but may I press the minister on the final question?
  • European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Committee
    23 Mar 2021
    Yesterday, in preparing for today’s meeting, I had a careful look at ECDC budgets and at its staffing, which I will perhaps come to in a second. As you will be…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

27 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 18 May 2016
    I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office from 29 September 2020 until 22 July 2021. The value of the material support provided to me is £6,600. The costs of this…
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2016
    I am a board member of the Scottish Cot Death Trust. [Registered 9 January 2019]
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2016
    I am a board member of the Scottish Cot Death Trust. [Registered 9 January 2019]
  • Gifts · 18 May 2016
    I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office for 4 days a week, from October 2015 to July 2016. The post is unpaid, but the intern receives a bursary of £7,150 as a …
  • Gifts · 18 May 2016
    I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office for 4 days a week, from October 2015 to July 2016. The post is unpaid, but the intern receives a bursary of £7,150 as a …
  • Gifts · 18 May 2016
    I am in receipt of the services of an intern, who will be working in my office for 4 days a week, from October 2015 to July 2016. The post is unpaid, but the intern receives a bursary of £7,150 as a …
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2016
    I am a member of UNISON.
  • Voluntary · 18 May 2016
    I am an unremunerated Director of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Trust.
Career timeline

Party

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