Ross, Douglas

• Anne Speake Awarded Honorary Life Membership of Enable Scotland Motion
  S6M-21200 · 25 Mar 2026
• St Laurence Church in Forres Becomes Community Venue Motion
  S6M-21201 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Informati… Question
  S6O-05689 · 25 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister or his civil servants or specia… Question
  S6W-44272 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the First Minister's responses during First Min… Question
  S6W-44273 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will initiate a review of how… Question
  S6O-05683 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Lord Advocate briefed the First Minist… Question
  S6O-05669 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether colleges should have borro… Question
  S6O-05635 · 12 Mar 2026

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

• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
  06 Jan 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No

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

Of the 23 motions that went to a vote, 26.1% were carried.

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

• Scott, John Con 100.0% 183 shared
• Davidson, Ruth Con 100.0% 154 shared
• Gosal, Pam Con 100.0% 1,052 shared
• Tomkins, Adam Con 100.0% 181 shared
• Bowman, Bill Con 100.0% 65 shared
• Lamont, John Con 100.0% 174 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• White, Sandra SNP 18.1% 160 shared
• Cunningham, Roseanna SNP 18.4% 174 shared
• Swinney, John SNP 18.4% 1,058 shared
• McDonald, Mark Ind 18.5% 173 shared
• Beattie, Colin SNP 18.5% 1,198 shared
• Grahame, Christine SNP 18.7% 1,124 shared

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

• Briggs, Miles Con 86.3
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 46
• Smith, Liz Con 84.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 40
• McCall, Roz Con 81.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Kerr, Stephen Con 81.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Webber, Sue Con 81.0
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Wells, Annie Con 80.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Kerr, Liam Con 80.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Gallacher, Meghan Con 80.3
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · 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.

• Briggs, Miles Con 672×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 660×
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 624×
• Whittle, Brian Con 608×
• Wells, Annie Con 572×
• Mountain, Edward Con 540×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 516×
• Fraser, Murdo Con 496×
• Golden, Maurice Con 468×
• Cameron, Donald Con 444×

• Stewart, Alexander Con 2,976×
• Wells, Annie Con 2,308×
• Gosal, Pam Con 2,052×
• McArthur, Liam LD 1,444×
• Kerr, Liam Con 1,428×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 1,408×
• Dowey, Sharon Con 1,360×
• Carson, Finlay Con 1,108×
• Whittle, Brian Con 948×
• Carlaw, Jackson Con 904×

• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  The Scottish Information Commissioner has lost trust in the Government. He has called its excuses “preposterous and unacceptable”. Any other Government would b…
• General Question Time Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to comments by the Scottish Information Commissioner who stated, in relation to the Government’s handling o…
• Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
  24 Mar 2026
  I rise to make my final speech in the chamber. I chose to speak in this debate, on this subject, for a number of reasons. First, the member in charge proved to…
• Sport and Activity as a Force for Good Chamber
  24 Mar 2026
  I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am a match official and officiate matches for the Scottish Football Association.I, too, c…
• Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  I was banned by the Parliament from using the words “chaotic” and “avoidable” in my lodged question, but I can and will use them in my supplementary question, …

Committee

• Education, Children and Young People Committee Convener · left 08 Apr 2026
• Education, Children and Young People Committee Member · left 30 Oct 2024
• Local Government and Communities Committee Substitute Member · left 11 Jun 2017
• Justice Committee Member · left 11 Jun 2017

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.

1,844 total · showing most recent.

• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 13 February 2026, I received remuneration of £2,016.61 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £516.92 and …
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 19 January 2026, I received remuneration of £3,151.27 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £516.92 and e…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 19 January 2026, I received remuneration of £3,151.27 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £516.92 and e…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 15 December 2025, I received remuneration of £1,727.42 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £211.36 and …
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 15 December 2025, I received remuneration of £1,727.42 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £211.36 and …
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 15 December 2025, I received remuneration of £1,727.42 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £211.36 and …
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 14 November 2025, I received remuneration of £1,592 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £124.06 and exp…
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 Jun 2021
  On 14 November 2025, I received remuneration of £1,592 from the Scottish Football Association (of Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). This payment comprised the following: a match fee of £124.06 and exp…

Party

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 05 May 2016 — 11 Jun 2017

Seats

• Highlands and Islands · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Highlands and Islands · 05 May 2016 — 11 Jun 2017 (Resigned)