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McAlpine, Joan

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McAlpine, Joan

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party South Scotland

Politically, you're most like McMillan, Stuart SNP — similarity 81.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,564
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
99.6%
0.4% rebellion
Attendance
95.4%
75 "Not Voted" of 1,639 divisions present
Motions lodged
180
270 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,437
1,027 chamber · 4,410 committee
Allowances claimed
£164,943
1,618 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
european ·231 kingdom ·196 union ·122 future ·119 relationship ·119 trade ·110 co-operation ·110 agreement ·110 union-united ·109 covid-19 ·96 sector ·89 united ·87
Recent motions & questions
  • The Stove Network Awarded Culture Collective Funding Motion
    S5M-24462 · 24 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35749 · 12 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35748 · 12 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35750 · 12 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5O-05106 · 11 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-34976 · 11 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35526 · 08 Mar 2021
  • Question
    S5W-35527 · 08 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
180
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
180
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).

devices access tourism europe papers ensure culture tourism access papers public turn ensure turned phones electronic remind public turned silent brexit relations remind
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S4 · SNP
0.5%
S5 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  3. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  4. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    13 Dec 2018
  5. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Convener
    06 Sep 2018
  6. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  7. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Convener
    29 Sep 2016
  8. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  9. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    07 Sep 2016
  10. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Convener
    16 Jun 2016
  11. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    16 Jun 2016
  12. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  13. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    05 May 2016
  14. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  15. ☷
    Left Welfare Reform Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  16. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  19. ★
    Left Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister
    09 Jan 2015
  20. ☷
    Joined Welfare Reform Committee as Member
    27 Nov 2014
  21. ☷
    Left Education and Culture Committee
    27 Nov 2014
  22. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
    03 Apr 2014
  23. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Member
    03 Apr 2014
  24. ☷
    Joined Education and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Apr 2014
  25. ☷
    Left Education and Culture Committee
    03 Apr 2014
  26. ☷
    Left Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    21 Jan 2014
  27. ☷
    Joined Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Convener
    18 Jun 2013
  28. ☷
    Left Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    18 Jun 2013
  29. ☷
    Joined Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    12 Jun 2013
  30. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Sep 2012
  31. ☷
    Left Scotland Bill Committee
    01 May 2012
  32. ★
    Appointed Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister
    24 Jun 2011
  33. ☷
    Joined Scotland Bill Committee as Member
    09 Jun 2011
  34. ☷
    Joined Education and Culture Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  35. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    05 May 2011
  36. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
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Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests

52 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a trustee of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 February 2020]
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a trustee and chairperson of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 Febr…
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a trustee and chairperson of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 Febr…
  • Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
    I am a trustee and chairperson of the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust, a charity devoted to safeguarding and promoting Ellisland Farm near Dumfries. This position is not remunerated. [Registered 10 Febr…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 01 Jun 2016
    From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum,…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 01 Jun 2016
    From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum,…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 01 Jun 2016
    From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum,…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 01 Jun 2016
    From February 2012 until 14 August 2017 I wrote a weekly column for the Scottish Daily Record newspaper (of One Central Quay, Glasgow, G3 8DA). I earned £400 per column, a total of £20,000 per annum,…
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