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Simpson, Graham

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Simpson, Graham
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Simpson, Graham

Sitting Reform UK Central Scot and Lothians West

Politically, you're most like Stewart, Alexander Con — similarity 64.2/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,879
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
92.9%
143 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
55
840 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,891
1,511 chamber · 5,380 committee
Allowances claimed
£206,262
2,426 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·145 stage ·142 recall ·114 removal ·114 general ·78 audit ·67 spotlight ·54 governance ·54 services ·41 practice ·38 progress ·38 since ·38
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
55
Carried
11
Defeated
10
Not divided
34

Of the 21 motions that went to a vote, 52.4% 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).

content instruments reporting ground instruments indicated raised legal scrutiny procedure item raised wish draw advisers following attention reporting east kilbride raised following agenda item
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S5 · Con
0.3%
S6 · Con
0.0%
S6 · Reform
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Unknown region
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Reform UK
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Reform UK
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    27 Aug 2025
  7. +
    Joined Reform UK
    27 Aug 2025
  8. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    27 Aug 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Nov 2024
  10. ☷
    Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    06 Nov 2024
  11. ☷
    Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Feb 2024
  12. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Feb 2024
  13. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  15. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  16. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  17. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    22 Sep 2022
  18. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    22 Sep 2022
  19. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  20. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  21. ⌂
    Started representing Central Scotland
    06 May 2021
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  23. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    04 May 2021
  24. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    04 May 2021
  25. ☷
    Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    04 May 2021
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  27. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  28. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    16 Dec 2020
  29. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Deputy Convener
    27 Aug 2020
  30. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    27 Aug 2020
  31. ☷
    Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Substitute Member
    20 Aug 2020
  32. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  33. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  34. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  35. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  36. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  37. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Convener
    05 Sep 2017
  38. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    05 Sep 2017
  39. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2017
  40. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016

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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 £13,612 £13,612 +£0
Engagement costs £1 £1 +£0
MSP & staff travel £1,141 £1,141 +£0
Office costs £1,822 £1,822 +£0
Staff costs £1,173 £1,173 +£0
Registered interests

37 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 3 June 2023 I accepted a hospitality ticket to watch the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Stadium from the transport provider First Group (of 8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road London W2 1AF).…
  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

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