Wheelhouse, Paul

• Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill Motion
  S5M-24192 · 23 Feb 2021
• Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill Motion
  S5M-23564 · 03 Dec 2020
• Island Communities Impact Assessments (Publication and Review of Decisions) (Scotland) Re… Motion
  S5M-23257 · 04 Nov 2020
• The Resilience of Scotland's Ferry Network Motion
  S5M-19715.3 · 06 Nov 2019
• Additional Powers Request (Scotland) Regulations 2019 [draft] Motion
  S5M-18217 · 15 Jul 2019
• Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2019 [draf… Motion
  S5M-16387 · 15 Mar 2019
• ScotRail Break Clause Motion
  S5M-14720.3 · 14 Nov 2018
• Concern Over the State of Scotland's Ferry Services Motion
  S5M-14520.4 · 31 Oct 2018

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Finance and the Constitution
  13 Jun 2018 · they voted No, party voted Yes

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

Of the 8 motions that went to a vote, 75.0% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• MacAskill, Kenny SNP 100.0% 766 shared
• Russell, Michael SNP 100.0% 1,320 shared
• Allard, Christian SNP 100.0% 421 shared
• Burgess, Margaret SNP 100.0% 764 shared
• Salmond, Alex SNP 100.0% 475 shared
• Adam, Brian SNP 100.0% 217 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Thomson, Ross Con 18.4% 218 shared
• Ross, Douglas Con 19.3% 187 shared
• Lamont, John Con 20.9% 842 shared
• McLetchie, David Con 21.8% 193 shared
• Buchanan, Cameron Con 22.4% 375 shared
• Goldie, Annabel Con 22.4% 634 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Burgess, Margaret SNP 81.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 97 · topic 28
• McLeod, Aileen SNP 79.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 81 · topic 36
• Matheson, Michael SNP 75.0
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 70 · topic 30
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 74.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 67 · topic 33
• Yousaf, Humza SNP 74.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 72 · topic 28
• McAlpine, Joan SNP 73.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 78 · topic 18
• MacKenzie, Mike SNP 73.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 64 · topic 30
• Keir, Colin SNP 72.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 69 · topic 22

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

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• MacKenzie, Mike SNP 132×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 132×
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 129×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 123×
• Ingram, Adam SNP 120×
• McAlpine, Joan SNP 120×
• Torrance, David SNP 120×
• Robertson, Dennis SNP 117×
• Burgess, Margaret SNP 114×
• Ewing, Annabelle SNP 114×

• Gibson, Kenneth SNP 258×
• Matheson, Michael SNP 153×
• Stewart, Kevin SNP 150×
• Campbell, Roderick SNP 96×
• Eadie, Jim SNP 93×
• Yousaf, Humza SNP 93×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 90×
• Adam, George SNP 87×
• Dey, Graeme SNP 87×
• Hepburn, Jamie SNP 84×

• Digital Connectivity Committee
  17 Mar 2021
  I will do my best to keep this brief. The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 received royal assent on 15 March—just this week. It …
• Digital Connectivity Committee
  17 Mar 2021
  That is something that we have raised, and it is a good point to discuss. We are fully aware that there will be changes to the UK-level voucher scheme at the e…
• Digital Connectivity Committee
  17 Mar 2021
  We are acutely aware of the commitment that we gave, which was to provide superfast services for all premises in Scotland by the end of 2021. We are doing ever…
• Digital Connectivity Committee
  17 Mar 2021
  It is additional to the £21 million that is already being invested in R100, which, in effect, is money that was left over from DSSB and that we have used in R1…
• Digital Connectivity Committee
  17 Mar 2021
  I certainly take the latter approach, given Scotland’s share of the UK’s landmass and given that we are a more sparsely populated country than the UK. It is no…

Government

• Minister for Energy, Connectivity and the Islands · 26 Jun 2018 — 20 May 2021
• Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy · 18 May 2016 — 26 Jun 2018
• Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs · 21 Nov 2014 — 18 May 2016
• Minister for Environment and Climate Change · 06 Sep 2012 — 21 Nov 2014

Committee

• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Member · left 06 Sep 2012
• Finance Committee Member · left 06 Sep 2012

17 total · showing most recent.

• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I am a former education and economic consultant who provided services for both public and private sector clients. I now work full-time as a Member of the Scottish Parliament and junior Scottish Gover…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I formerly worked as a social and economic policy specialist, and through a 19 year career developed expertise in research and as expert witness in support of local plan inquiries, with a specific ro…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I previously worked for Pieda plc from 1992-1998 as an assistant economist and then as an economic consultant. From 1998 to 2009 I worked for DTZ Pieda Consulting/DTZ Consulting & Research as an …
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I am a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I am currently an ordinary member of the ‘Friends of Eyemouth Fort’ – a volunteer group supporting the efforts to maintain the vegetation on the site, learn more about the archaeology and history of …
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I was a member of the following prior to relinquishing my memberships upon taking up my position as a Scottish Government junior minister (September 2012 – to date): <br /> <br /> I am a former memb…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  In addition, prior to my election in 2011, I was a member of Ayton Community Council, Scottish Borders (2006-2011). This position had to be relinquished with immediate effect upon my election as a MS…
• Voluntary · 01 Jun 2016
  I am a former Secretary of Cockburnspath Community Council, Scottish Borders (2001-2005). This position was relinquished when I moved to Ayton.

Party

• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016

Seats

• South Scotland · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)
• South Scotland · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)