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Griffin, Mark

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Griffin, Mark
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Griffin, Mark

Sitting Scottish Labour Central Scot and Lothians West

Politically, you're most like Baillie, Jackie Lab — similarity 76.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,452
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
86.3%
388 "Not Voted" of 2,840 divisions present
Motions lodged
87
2,162 questions · 16 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,707
995 chamber · 1,712 committee
Allowances claimed
£148,314
549 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·163 stage ·150 housing ·134 question ·58 time ·58 subordinate ·48 legislation ·48 national ·46 building ·43 safety ·40 portfolio ·35 annual ·35
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
87
Carried
11
Defeated
8
Not divided
68

Of the 19 motions that went to a vote, 57.9% 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).

bsl property north housing emergency bsl users owner private universal credit split payments dwp cumbernauld employment injuries interests owner cladding
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · Lab
0.0%
S5 · Lab
0.3%
S6 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Central Scot and Lothians West
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2025
  8. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    02 Sep 2025
  9. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Member
    15 Jan 2025
  10. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    15 Jan 2025
  11. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing Central Scotland
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  16. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  17. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  18. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    09 Jan 2018
  19. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  20. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  21. ⌂
    Started representing Central Scotland
    05 May 2016
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
  23. ☷
    Left Education and Culture Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  24. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  25. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  26. ⌂
    Stood down from Central Scotland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  27. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  28. ☷
    Joined Education and Culture Committee as Deputy Convener
    15 Sep 2015
  29. ☷
    Left Education and Culture Committee
    15 Sep 2015
  30. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2015
  31. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    02 Sep 2015
  32. ☷
    Joined Education and Culture Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2015
  33. ☷
    Left Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  34. ☷
    Left Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee
    21 Jan 2014
  35. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2013
  36. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  37. ☷
    Joined Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2013
  38. ☷
    Left Education and Culture Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  39. ☷
    Joined Burrell Collection (Lending and Borrowing) (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    12 Jun 2013
  40. ☷
    Joined Education and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    19 Sep 2012

6 earlier events not shown.

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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    Witnesses on the previous panel made the point that they have difficulty going through the different reliefs and how they are applied, and they are people who …
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    The previous panel was very complimentary about this year’s package of reliefs for the sector, but raised issues around the complexity of the system and unders…
  • Subordinate Legislation Committee
    24 Mar 2026
    My question may be more for the Minister for Public Finance; I may need to relay your comments to him. The Scottish Government’s framework for tax says:“People…
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I appreciate that that has an impact on those who travel. However, I have faith that councils will take humane decisions. What we are doing today is devolving …
  • Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    Given that, as the minister says, this is a short technical bill, I will keep my remarks relatively brief, in the hope that any brevity on my part will allow m…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Allowance — vs. party average (2025)

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.

Category MSP Party avg Difference
Engagement costs £14,306 £9,427 +£4,879
Incidental employment costs £396 £156 +£240
MSP & staff travel £874 £1,324 −£449
Office costs £3,813 £5,576 −£1,763
Registered interests

42 total · showing most recent.

  • Heritable property · 18 May 2021
    I own a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I receive rental income of up to £5,000 per annum.
  • Heritable property · 18 May 2021
    Until 28 July 2023, I owned a flat in North Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. From 27 August 2016 I received rental income of up to £5,000 per annum. [Amended interest …
  • Heritable property · 18 May 2021
    [Ceased interest removed from entry: 16 August 2024]
  • Controlled transactions · 18 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 18 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 18 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 18 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 18 May 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats