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Smith, Drew

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MSP profile

Smith, Drew

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Labour Glasgow

Politically, you're most like Simpson, Dr Richard Lab — similarity 82.1/100.

Divisions voted in
715
last on 09 Mar 2016
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
87.4%
103 "Not Voted" of 818 divisions present
Motions lodged
194
636 questions · 5 unanswered
Hansard contributions
989
522 chamber · 467 committee
Allowances claimed
£1,650
10 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S4F-03332 · 23 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05697 · 23 Mar 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29772 · 25 Feb 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05556 · 11 Feb 2016
  • Appointment of the Chair of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Motion
    S4M-15504 · 02 Feb 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05484 · 27 Jan 2016
  • Question
    S4W-29207 · 19 Jan 2016
  • Question
    S4O-05239 · 13 Jan 2016
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
194
Carried
0
Defeated
1
Not divided
193

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 Equal Opportunities Committee
    23 Mar 2016
  2. Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  3. Left Scottish Labour
    23 Mar 2016
  4. Joined Equal Opportunities Committee as Member
    02 Sep 2015
  5. Left Public Audit Committee
    02 Sep 2015
  6. Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    08 Jan 2015
  7. Left Devolution (Further Powers) Committee
    08 Jan 2015
  8. Left Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee
    29 Oct 2014
  9. Joined Devolution (Further Powers) Committee as Member
    29 Oct 2014
  10. Joined Referendum (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2013
  11. Left Health and Sport Committee
    03 Sep 2013
  12. Left Welfare Reform Committee
    27 Jun 2012
  13. Joined Welfare Reform Committee as Member
    25 Jan 2012
  14. Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    22 Dec 2011
  15. Left Subordinate Legislation Committee
    21 Dec 2011
  16. Left Public Audit Committee
    21 Dec 2011
  17. Joined Subordinate Legislation Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  18. Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    01 Jun 2011
  19. Started representing Glasgow
    05 May 2011
  20. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2011
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Water Safety Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    Presiding Officer, thank you for the opportunity to take part in this short debate and for all the support, encouragement and occasional discipline that I have…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    Presiding Officer, I thank the First Minister for that answer and wish her, you and all members well. Would a fitting legacy of the debate that we have had in…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the call from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities for a constitutional convent…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    I am grateful to the cabinet secretary for his response and I welcome many of the initiatives that he highlights, particularly in relation to welfare. I must c…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    23 Mar 2016
    To ask the Scottish Government what policies it has instigated to achieve a greater degree of equality between the most and least wealthy areas of the country.…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Glasgow · 05 May 2011 — 23 Mar 2016 (Dissolution)