Thomson, Ross

• Aberdeen Harbour Board Provides Support for Marine Education Centre Motion
  S5M-05925 · 01 Jun 2017
• Marie Curie Sunrise Walk Motion
  S5M-05908 · 31 May 2017
• Question
  S5W-09421 · 31 May 2017
• Question
  S5W-09422 · 31 May 2017
• DAWGS Charity Event, 28 May 2017 Motion
  S5M-05818 · 25 May 2017
• Harry Priestley to Run Hadrian's Wall Motion
  S5M-05781 · 24 May 2017
• Question
  S5W-09202 · 19 May 2017
• Amy Kirkpatrick Motion
  S5M-05652 · 17 May 2017

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

• Scotland’s Future in the European Union
  26 May 2016 · they voted No, party voted Yes

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

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

• Corry, Maurice Con 100.0% 212 shared
• Simpson, Graham Reform 100.0% 211 shared
• Bowman, Bill Con 100.0% 81 shared
• Stewart, Alexander Con 100.0% 213 shared
• Lindhurst, Gordon Con 100.0% 214 shared
• Mitchell, Margaret Con 100.0% 192 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• White, Sandra SNP 17.2% 186 shared
• Yousaf, Humza SNP 17.3% 208 shared
• Stewart, Kevin SNP 17.4% 213 shared
• Cunningham, Roseanna SNP 17.6% 205 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 17.6% 216 shared
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 17.6% 216 shared

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

• Stewart, Alexander Con 80.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Kerr, Liam Con 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• Greene, Jamie LD 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• Briggs, Miles Con 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• Smith, Liz Con 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• Cameron, Donald Con 79.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 18
• Fraser, Murdo Con 78.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 15
• Lockhart, Dean Con 78.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 15

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

• Burnett, Alexander Con 300×
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 296×
• Mitchell, Margaret Con 296×
• Briggs, Miles Con 292×
• Cameron, Donald Con 292×
• Harris, Alison Con 292×
• Mundell, Oliver Con 288×
• Ross, Douglas Con 284×
• Chapman, Peter Con 276×
• Smith, Liz Con 276×

• Stewart, Alexander Con 792×
• Briggs, Miles Con 340×
• Kerr, Liam Con 300×
• Ross, Douglas Con 284×
• Chapman, Peter Con 260×
• Greene, Jamie LD 256×
• Carlaw, Jackson Con 244×
• Corry, Maurice Con 216×
• Mountain, Edward Con 200×
• Carson, Finlay Con 184×

• National Fraud Initiative Committee
  01 Jun 2017
  I have spoken to the other authorities. Is there a consensus on those considerations and proposed changes? Is there agreement among councils that there could b…
• National Fraud Initiative Committee
  01 Jun 2017
  I refer to one of your previous answers, and the example of the Aberdeen exhibition and conference centre, which is also mentioned in your written submission. …
• National Fraud Initiative Committee
  01 Jun 2017
  It has been mentioned in evidence that there is a high volume of work for each investigation team and that things are very busy. Would legislative change throu…
• National Fraud Initiative Committee
  01 Jun 2017
  Before I ask my question, I should probably remind the committee that up until a couple of weeks ago I was a councillor on Aberdeen City Council. My question …
• Workforce Planning (Schools) Committee
  31 May 2017
  Last week, we heard a view from one of our witnesses that the scheme had not been successful. Moreover, constituents have got in touch with us to say that some…

Committee

• Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee Member · left 12 Jun 2017
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Substitute Member · left 17 Nov 2016
• Education and Skills Committee Member · left 12 Jun 2017

28 total · showing most recent.

• Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
  From 9 July to 23 July 2016 I visited the United States of America on a trip to build a foundation of general knowledge about US domestic and foreign policy, and share UK and EU policy practices and …
• Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
  From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
• Overseas visits · 08 Jun 2016
  From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
  I am a local authority councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeem, AB10 1FY). I estimate that I will work 2 days per week and I will receive remuneration of between £…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
  I am a local authority councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeem, AB10 1FY). I estimate that I will work 2 days per week and I will receive remuneration of between £…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 08 Jun 2016
  I am a local authority councillor for Aberdeen City Council (of Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeem, AB10 1FY). I estimate that I will work 2 days per week and I will receive remuneration of between £…
• Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
  I am a trustee of Friends of Hazlehead Park.
• Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
  I am a trustee of Aberdeen International Youth Festival

Party

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 05 May 2016 — 12 Jun 2017

Seats

• North East Scotland · 05 May 2016 — 12 Jun 2017 (Resigned)