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Pearson, Graeme

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Pearson, Graeme

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour South Scotland

Politically, you're most like Murray, Elaine Lab — similarity 81.6/100.

Divisions voted in
687
last on 16 Mar 2016
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
84.0%
131 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
37
335 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,717
501 chamber · 1,216 committee
Allowances claimed
£68
5 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
37
Carried
3
Defeated
1
Not divided
33

Of the 4 motions that went to a vote, 75.0% were carried.

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Career arc

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

  1. Left Justice Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  3. Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  4. Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    02 Sep 2015
  5. Left Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
    04 Feb 2015
  6. Left Justice Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  7. Left Justice Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  8. Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    03 Sep 2013
  9. Left Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  10. Joined Justice Sub-Committee on Policing as Member
    13 Mar 2013
  11. Joined Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee as Substitute Member
    23 Jun 2011
  12. Joined Justice Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  13. Started representing South Scotland
    05 May 2011
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    Since the meeting on Monday, survivors and our representatives have told me of their profound disappointment and anger because they do not feel that they are b…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to engage with survivors on contested issues relating to the Scottish child abuse inquiry. (S4O-05711)
  • Families Affected by Murder and Culpable Homicide Chamber
    03 Mar 2016
    I am grateful to the Parliament for giving me the opportunity to speak to the motion in support of families who are affected by murder and culpable homicide. I…
  • Information and Communication Technology Committee
    25 Feb 2016
    I presume that those remedial plans to deal with the threat that you mentioned of systems failure will have a cost for the service. Will those additional costs…
  • Information and Communication Technology Committee
    25 Feb 2016
    Everything that we have discussed so far is very important. I want to come back to a quote from two years ago, when the chief constable said: “It is worth emp…
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