Findlay, Neil

• Question
  S5W-34400 · 04 May 2021
• The Shrewsbury 24 Cleared by the Court of Appeal Motion
  S5M-24455 · 24 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-34585 · 24 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-34422 · 24 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-34239 · 24 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-35856 · 23 Mar 2021
• Question
  S5W-35831 · 23 Mar 2021
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  S5W-35828 · 23 Mar 2021

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

• Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
  11 Mar 2021 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Referendums (Scotland) Bill
  19 Dec 2019 · they voted Abstain, party voted No
• Agriculture
  21 Jun 2017 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Article 50
  07 Feb 2017 · they voted No, party voted Abstain
• Article 50
  07 Feb 2017 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Scotland’s Future in the European Union
  26 May 2016 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill
  23 Jun 2015 · they voted Yes, party voted Abstain
• EU Referendum
  09 Jun 2015 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes

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

Of the 14 motions that went to a vote, 35.7% were carried.

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

• Brennan, Lesley Lab 100.0% 28 shared
• Macintosh, Ken NPA 99.7% 640 shared
• Eadie, Helen Lab 99.7% 288 shared
• McTaggart, Anne Lab 99.5% 650 shared
• Stewart, David Lab 99.5% 1,253 shared
• McDougall, Margaret Lab 99.5% 630 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Walker, Bill Ind 27.4% 212 shared
• Salmond, Alex SNP 29.0% 455 shared
• Adam, Brian SNP 29.3% 212 shared
• Ross, Douglas Con 30.4% 168 shared
• Thompson, Dave SNP 32.1% 630 shared
• Eadie, Jim SNP 32.1% 697 shared

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

• Rowley, Alex Lab 83.1
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 36
• Hilton, Cara Lab 81.6
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Smith, Elaine Lab 81.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Baxter, Jayne Lab 80.9
  vote 98 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Gray, Iain Lab 80.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 97 · topic 28
• Baillie, Jackie Lab 80.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Fee, Mary Lab 80.7
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 25
• Beamish, Claudia Lab 80.7
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 94 · topic 30

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.

• Baillie, Jackie Lab 2,188×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 2,096×
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 2,072×
• Briggs, Miles Con 2,064×
• Gray, Iain Lab 1,472×
• Smith, Elaine Lab 1,400×
• McTaggart, Anne Lab 1,308×
• Stewart, David Lab 1,296×
• Lyle, Richard SNP 1,192×
• Maguire, Ruth SNP 1,148×

• Baillie, Jackie Lab 1,196×
• Smith, Elaine Lab 800×
• Constance, Angela SNP 584×
• Lennon, Monica Lab 496×
• Macdonald, Lewis Lab 496×
• Smith, Drew Lab 492×
• Grant, Rhoda Lab 448×
• Simpson, Dr Richard Lab 444×
• Ferguson, Patricia Lab 436×
• Stewart, David Lab 416×

• Continued Petitions Committee
  24 Mar 2021
  I thank everyone for their helpful comments. It is of course up to this committee to request that the next health committee takes on the petition and carries o…
• Continued Petitions Committee
  24 Mar 2021
  The work of the Public Petitions Committee has been hugely important and influential during the past eight years and I plead with the committee not to close th…
• Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
  18 Mar 2021
  I want to take the opportunity to rip her knitting again for a wee while. Can the minister tell us in what other area of social policy what is described as an…
• Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
  18 Mar 2021
  Will the minister take an intervention?
• Drug Deaths and Harms Chamber
  18 Mar 2021
  He was in Polmont twice: for 10 days at the age of 16, and then for seven months at the age of 17. He got more drugs in prison than he did in the community. He…

Committee

• Education and Skills Committee Substitute Member · left 04 May 2021
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Member · left 04 May 2021
• Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Substitute Member · left 17 Sep 2019
• Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee Substitute Member · left 06 Sep 2018
• Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee Member · left 01 Nov 2018
• Health and Sport Committee Convener · left 09 Jan 2018
• Health and Sport Committee Member · left 14 Jun 2016
• Welfare Reform Committee Member · left 23 Mar 2016

238 total · showing most recent.

• Voluntary · 17 May 2016
  From the 1st of July 2020 I am working to establish a social enterprise called SEJ Consulting. The business will seek to assist community groups, trades unions, NGOs, charities etc campaign and influ…
• Voluntary · 17 May 2016
  I received two vouchers for a complimentary four ball round of golf at Greenburn Golf Club with an estimated value of £200. [Registered 14 May 2020]
• Voluntary · 17 May 2016
  I received two vouchers for a complimentary four ball round of golf at Greenburn Golf Club with an estimated value of £200. [Registered 14 May 2020]
• Overseas visits · 17 May 2016
  From 11 to 22 February 2020 I took part in an international deputation that visited Colombia to monitor the progress of the peace accord. This was organised by the UK based organisation Justice For C…
• Overseas visits · 17 May 2016
  From 11 to 22 February 2020 I took part in an international deputation that visited Colombia to monitor the progress of the peace accord. This was organised by the UK based organisation Justice For C…
• Overseas visits · 17 May 2016
  From 11 to 22 February 2020 I took part in an international deputation that visited Colombia to monitor the progress of the peace accord. This was organised by the UK based organisation Justice For C…
• Voluntary · 17 May 2016
  On 19th July, my wife and I attended the Hamilton Races as a guest of Scottish Racing. The value of the gift, which comprised two tickets and lunch, was £168.54. [Registered 31 July 2019]
• Voluntary · 17 May 2016
  On 19th July, my wife and I attended the Hamilton Races as a guest of Scottish Racing. The value of the gift, which comprised two tickets and lunch, was £168.54. [Registered 31 July 2019]

Party

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

Seats

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