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Lyle, Richard

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Lyle, Richard

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Uddingston and Bellshill

Politically, you're most like Doris, Bob SNP — similarity 86.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,605
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
97.9%
34 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
214
333 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,053
676 chamber · 3,377 committee
Allowances claimed
£156,878
2,041 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·148 stage ·145 covid-19 ·81 impact ·70 economy ·63 workers ·56 time ·51 question ·49 travelling ·45 funfairs ·45 licensing ·45 businesses ·44
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
214
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
214
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).

showmen funfairs showmen guild guild bellshill greatest respect showpeople compliment group showmen funfair uddingston uddingston bellshill
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

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

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

  1. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. ☷
    Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    04 May 2021
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Uddingston and Bellshill (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  5. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    05 Mar 2020
  6. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  7. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    13 Dec 2018
  8. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    22 Nov 2018
  9. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    30 Mar 2017
  10. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    30 Mar 2017
  11. ☷
    Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  12. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Uddingston and Bellshill
    05 May 2016
  14. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  15. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  16. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  19. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    27 Nov 2014
  20. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    27 Nov 2014
  21. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
    03 Apr 2014
  22. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    16 May 2013
  23. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    15 May 2013
  24. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    25 Oct 2012
  25. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Oct 2012
  26. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    22 Oct 2012
  27. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    18 Sep 2012
  28. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    18 Sep 2012
  29. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee as Member
    08 Sep 2011
  30. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    08 Sep 2011
  31. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  32. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  33. ⌂
    Started representing Central Scotland
    05 May 2011
  34. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Presiding Officer’s Closing Remarks Chamber
    24 Mar 2021
    Any time.
  • Digital Connectivity Committee
    17 Mar 2021
    Yes. Remind me, did the UK Government originally promise £5 billion, and has that been cut?
  • Digital Connectivity Committee
    17 Mar 2021
    Minister, will you remind me what the UK Government funding commit was originally, and what is it now?
  • Digital Connectivity Committee
    17 Mar 2021
    What was the outcome of the R100 state aid public consultation that closed in January? When will the final intervention area maps be published?
  • Digital Connectivity Committee
    17 Mar 2021
    There is a mix. Thank you for clearing that up. Although, as you said, broadband is not devolved, BT has been issued with an updated intervention area in the …
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

105 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 12 May 2016
    On 16 December 2019 I received a benefit in kind of a metal badge received from Scottish Racing (a racing industry marketing organisation) which entitles the bearer to admittance to any race meeting …
  • Overseas visits · 12 May 2016
    From 5 to 12 October 2019 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the invitation of the Director General, Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh …
  • Overseas visits · 12 May 2016
    From 5 to 12 October 2019 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the invitation of the Director General, Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh …
  • Voluntary · 12 May 2016
    On 7 January 2018 I received a benefit in kind of a metal badge received from Scottish Racing (a racing industry marketing organisation) which entitles the bearer to admittance to any race meeting in…
  • Voluntary · 12 May 2016
    On 7 January 2019 I received a benefit in kind of a metal badge received from Scottish Racing (a racing industry marketing organisation) which entitles the bearer to admittance to any race meeting in…
  • Voluntary · 12 May 2016
    On 7 January 2019 I received a benefit in kind of a metal badge received from Scottish Racing (a racing industry marketing organisation) which entitles the bearer to admittance to any race meeting in…
  • Voluntary · 12 May 2016
    On 7 January 2019 I received a benefit in kind of a metal badge received from Scottish Racing (a racing industry marketing organisation) which entitles the bearer to admittance to any race meeting in…
  • Overseas visits · 12 May 2016
    From 12 August to 17 August 2018 I participated in a visit, by the Cross-Party Group Building Bridges with Israel, to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During the course of the visit the CPG tr…
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