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Walker, Bill

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Walker, Bill

Former (by-election triggered) Independent Dunfermline

Politically, you're most like Gibson, Kenneth NPA — similarity 81.9/100.

Divisions voted in
220
last on 12 Jun 2013
Party alignment
95.5%
4.5% rebellion
Attendance
59.8%
148 "Not Voted" of 368 divisions present
Motions lodged
89
31 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
218
24 chamber · 194 committee
Allowances claimed
£0
0 transactions
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
89
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
89
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.

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

10.3%
S4 · Ind
0.8%
S4 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. Stood down from Dunfermline (Resigned)
    09 Sep 2013
  2. Left Independent
    09 Sep 2013
  3. +
    Joined Independent
    08 Apr 2012
  4. Left Independent
    07 Apr 2012
  5. Left Public Petitions Committee
    05 Mar 2012
  6. Left Local Government and Regeneration Committee
    05 Mar 2012
  7. +
    Joined Independent
    03 Mar 2012
  8. Left Scottish National Party
    02 Mar 2012
  9. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  10. Joined Local Government and Regeneration Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  11. Started representing Dunfermline
    05 May 2011
  12. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2011
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Living Wage Chamber
    01 Mar 2012
    Will the member give way?
  • Living Wage Chamber
    01 Mar 2012
    As a member of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee, I was pleased to take part in the inquiry into the living wage in December and January. I wholl…
  • Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Committee
    21 Feb 2012
    I will ask a question that is similar to the one that I put to the police. I am pleased to say that in Fife, or certainly in west Fife, which is my part of the…
  • Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Committee
    21 Feb 2012
    I hope that David O’Connor will remember that I said to the previous panel that superintendents are all very nice people.I am very much in favour of the whole …
  • Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Committee
    21 Feb 2012
    This might be the final question. I was heartened to hear Kevin Smith mention earlier that an inspector or chief inspector would be the local commander to look…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Dunfermline · 05 May 2011 — 09 Sep 2013 (Resigned)