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Whitton, David

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Whitton, David

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Strathkelvin and Bearsden
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Divisions voted in
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Attendance
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0 "Not Voted" of 0 divisions present
Motions lodged
66
156 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,639
626 chamber · 1,013 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·171 budget ·108 stage ·86 financial ·84 inquiry ·82 memorandum ·76 spending ·61 reform ·57 services ·48 variable ·45 rate ·45 public ·39
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
66
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
66
Voice fingerprint

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

kirkintilloch tartan local income east dunbartonshire strathkelvin bearsden twechar bearsden strathkelvin mather wovenist tartans brownlee
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Finance Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  2. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    22 Mar 2011
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Dissolution)
    22 Mar 2011
  4. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    22 Mar 2011
  5. ☷
    Joined Finance Committee as Member
    02 Oct 2008
  6. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Oct 2008
  7. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    01 Oct 2008
  8. ☷
    Left Standards and Public Appointments Committee
    20 Sep 2007
  9. ☷
    Joined Standards and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Jun 2007
  10. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    13 Jun 2007
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Strathkelvin and Bearsden
    03 May 2007
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    03 May 2007
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I thank the First Minister for his answer, but do not think that he will expect me to agree with the last part of it.In November last year, the Chief Secretary…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    5. To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding end-year flexibility. (S3F-2966)
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    Will the minister give way?
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    Scotland needs quality bus services. If we are to achieve our aims on carbon emissions, a first-class public transport network is essential, and bus travel sho…
  • Bus Services Regulation Chamber
    17 Mar 2011
    I speak in support of the Labour motion. For the benefit of Mr Stevenson, who has now brought his bus pass back among us, the motion does not say that we inten…
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