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Johnstone, Alison

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Johnstone, Alison
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Johnstone, Alison

Former (left at end of session) No Party Affiliation Lothian
🗣️ Most distinctive vocabulary

Politically, you're most like Harvie, Patrick Green — similarity 71.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,562
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
55.0%
1,278 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
339
905 questions · 3 unanswered
Hansard contributions
18,179
16,672 chamber · 1,507 committee
Allowances claimed
£15,101
127 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·390 stage ·380 assisted ·326 dying ·326 terminally ·326 adults ·326 care ·90 time ·79 decision ·46 children ·45 experience ·45 services ·45
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S5F-04923 · 24 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35523 · 24 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5F-04881 · 11 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5O-05092 · 10 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35574 · 08 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35524 · 08 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35530 · 05 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35521 · 04 Mar 2021
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
339
Carried
6
Defeated
6
Not divided
327

Of the 12 motions that went to a vote, 50.0% 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).

con lab mid fife islands con east con fife con south snp glasgow lab west con south con valley snp mid
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · Green
0.3%
S5 · Green
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  2. –
    Left No Party Affiliation
    08 Apr 2026
  3. +
    Joined No Party Affiliation
    13 May 2021
  4. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    13 May 2021
  5. ⌂
    Started representing Lothian
    06 May 2021
  6. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 2021
  7. ☷
    Left Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
    04 May 2021
  8. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    04 May 2021
  9. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  10. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  11. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    04 May 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints as Member
    06 Feb 2019
  13. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  14. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2016
  15. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  16. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Lothian
    05 May 2016
  18. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    05 May 2016
  19. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  20. ☷
    Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  21. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  22. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    23 Mar 2016
  23. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    27 Nov 2014
  24. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    27 Nov 2014
  25. ☷
    Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Member
    27 Nov 2014
  26. ☷
    Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee
    27 Nov 2014
  27. ☷
    Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee
    29 Oct 2014
  28. ☷
    Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Oct 2014
  29. ☷
    Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Substitute Member
    01 Nov 2012
  30. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    01 Nov 2012
  31. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    01 Nov 2012
  32. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    01 May 2012
  33. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    23 Jun 2011
  34. ☷
    Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    09 Jun 2011
  35. ⌂
    Started representing Lothian
    05 May 2011
  36. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    05 May 2011
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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
Engagement costs £1,020 £1,020 +£0
Registered interests

90 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    On 10th November 2022, I and a guest attended the Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, as guests of the Lawn Tennis Association. The value of the tickets and hospit…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    On 26 February 2022, I and a guest attended the Scotland v France rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of Scottish Rugby Union (the governing body and promoter of Scottish rugby union, of Murrayfield…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I received 2 tickets for a 30th anniversary concert from Global, and attended an event at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 12th February 2022. The value of the tickets is below the threshold for …
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    On 26 February 2022, I and a guest attended the Scotland v France rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of Scottish Rugby Union (the governing body and promoter of Scottish rugby union, of Murrayfield…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I received 2 tickets for a 30th anniversary concert from Global, and attended an event at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 12th February 2022. The value of the tickets is below the threshold for …
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    On 26 February 2022, I and a guest attended the Scotland v France rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of Scottish Rugby Union (the governing body and promoter of Scottish rugby union, of Murrayfield…
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I received 2 tickets for a 30th anniversary concert from Global, and attended an event at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on 12th February 2022. The value of the tickets is below the threshold for …
  • Voluntary · 10 Jun 2021
    I am a member of the Board of Directors of Scottish Athletics.
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothian · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
  • Lothian · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
  • Lothian · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)