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Coffey, Willie

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Coffey, Willie
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Coffey, Willie

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley

Politically, you're most like McMillan, Stuart SNP — similarity 83.2/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,766
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
97.4%
74 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
296
538 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,682
888 chamber · 5,794 committee
Allowances claimed
£325,601
1,976 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·167 stage ·162 housing ·112 building ·53 scrutiny ·45 national ·42 plan ·41 question ·39 time ·39 legislation ·37 subordinate ·33 portfolio ·31
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
296
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
296
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).

kilmarnock kilmarnock irvine irvine valley digital single east ayrshire software software development fenwick johnnie johnnie walker internal audit irvine
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · SNP
0.3%
S5 · SNP
0.0%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    18 Jun 2024
  6. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  7. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Deputy Convener
    01 Feb 2022
  8. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    01 Feb 2022
  9. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  10. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
    06 May 2021
  12. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  13. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Committee
    04 May 2021
  14. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    04 May 2021
  15. ⌂
    Stood down from Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  16. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  17. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    03 Dec 2020
  18. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Committee as Member
    21 Apr 2020
  19. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Deputy Convener
    10 Sep 2019
  20. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  21. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  22. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  23. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  24. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  25. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  26. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    24 May 2018
  27. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    30 Mar 2017
  28. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    30 Mar 2017
  29. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  30. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  31. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  32. ☷
    Left Equal Opportunities Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  33. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  34. ☷
    Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  35. ⌂
    Started representing Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
    05 May 2016
  36. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  37. ☷
    Left Local Government and Regeneration Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  38. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  39. ⌂
    Stood down from Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  40. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016

18 earlier events not shown.

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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    On behalf of committee members, I thank you, Ariane, for your stewardship and convenership of the committee over the years and the way in which you have handle…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Have any of the pubs in your constituency invited you in for a pint to celebrate this particularly good news?
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Good morning. Across my constituency, businesses, including pubs, cafes and restaurants, will be pleased with your announcement that you are making rates relie…
  • Invasion of Ukraine Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    I thank Kenny Gibson for bringing this debate to the chamber, four years on from the start of the conflict. It is perhaps a sign that four years have passed wi…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    10 Mar 2026
    The tenant cannot challenge that assessment though, can they?
Committee & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

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.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Edinburgh accommodation £12,094 £6,403 +£5,691
Office costs £8,045 £7,961 +£85
Incidental employment costs £119 £95 +£24
MSP & staff travel £897 £1,181 −£283
Engagement costs £91 £5,809 −£5,717
Registered interests

28 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I own a small number of shares in Kilmarnock Football Club.
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I am a former employee of Learning and Teaching Scotland, now Education Scotland.
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2021
    I was a local authority councillor for East Ayrshire Council. I attended regular council meetings, conducted surgeries and liaised with council officers on behalf of my constituents. I left the Counc…
  • Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats