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Buchanan, Cameron

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Buchanan, Cameron

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lothian

Politically, you're most like Scanlon, Mary Con — similarity 79.2/100.

Divisions voted in
397
last on 17 Mar 2016
Party alignment
99.0%
1.0% rebellion
Attendance
88.2%
53 "Not Voted" of 450 divisions present
Motions lodged
10
61 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
816
221 chamber · 595 committee
Allowances claimed
£30
3 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S4O-05690 · 23 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05627 · 09 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05624 · 03 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29695 · 03 Mar 2016
  • Keeping Litter off Streets Motion
    S4M-14991 · 02 Feb 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29242 · 26 Jan 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05249 · 13 Jan 2016
  • Question
    S4W-28843 · 16 Dec 2015
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
10
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
9

Of the 1 motion that went to a vote, 0.0% 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).

Career arc

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

  1. Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. Left Public Petitions Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  3. Left Local Government and Regeneration Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  4. Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  5. Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  6. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    23 Mar 2016
  7. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    01 Apr 2014
  8. Joined Local Government and Regeneration Committee as Member
    11 Sep 2013
  9. Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    10 Sep 2013
  10. Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2013
  11. Started representing Lothian
    28 Aug 2013
  12. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    28 Aug 2013
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    The minister will be aware that the cutting of 152,000 college places by the Scottish Government has disproportionately affected older learners. Audit Scotland…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what training opportunities it offers people over the age of 25. (S4O-05690)
  • Forth Road Bridge Inquiry Chamber
    15 Mar 2016
    I think that the issue is more the perception than the reality. The fact that tolls were in place meant that the bridge was funding itself—perhaps not complete…
  • Forth Road Bridge Inquiry Chamber
    15 Mar 2016
    Thank you, Presiding Officer. I am glad to have the chance to contribute to the debate. I thank the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee for its in…
  • Annual Report 2015-16 Committee
    10 Mar 2016
    Yes, I did.
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothian · 28 Aug 2013 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)