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Martin, Gillian

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Martin, Gillian
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Martin, Gillian

Sitting Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire East

Politically, you're most like Lyle, Richard SNP — similarity 72.6/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,905
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
94.2%
117 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
422
287 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
8,515
1,956 chamber · 6,559 committee
Allowances claimed
£330,681
1,644 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·208 stage ·173 subordinate ·108 legislation ·108 natural ·92 environment ·92 time ·88 question ·86 ecocide ·80 portfolio ·57 biodiversity ·33 beyond ·33
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
422
Carried
13
Defeated
1
Not divided
408

Of the 14 motions that went to a vote, 92.9% 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).

change plan net zero aberdeenshire east naturescot change land ecocide circular economy sandesh environment climate carbon budgets seat belts sandesh gulhane
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.4%
S5 · SNP
0.1%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Unknown constituency
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeenshire East (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
    11 Jun 2025
  6. ★
    Left Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
    11 Jun 2025
  7. ★
    Appointed Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
    27 Jun 2024
  8. ★
    Left Minister for Climate Action
    27 Jun 2024
  9. ★
    Appointed Minister for Climate Action
    08 May 2024
  10. ★
    Left Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work
    08 May 2024
  11. ★
    Appointed Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work
    08 Feb 2024
  12. ★
    Left Minister for Energy and the Environment
    08 Feb 2024
  13. ★
    Appointed Minister for Energy and the Environment
    13 Jun 2023
  14. ★
    Left Minister for Energy
    13 Jun 2023
  15. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    11 Apr 2023
  16. ★
    Appointed Minister for Energy
    30 Mar 2023
  17. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Convener
    22 Jun 2021
  18. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    22 Jun 2021
  19. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  20. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeenshire East
    06 May 2021
  21. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  22. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    04 May 2021
  23. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  24. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    04 May 2021
  25. ⌂
    Stood down from Aberdeenshire East (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  26. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  27. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    01 Sep 2020
  28. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  29. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Convener
    11 Sep 2018
  30. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    11 Sep 2018
  31. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  32. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  33. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  34. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  35. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  36. ⌂
    Started representing Aberdeenshire East
    05 May 2016
  37. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Correction Chamber
    11 Dec 2025
      Gillian Martin has identified an error in her contribution and provided the following correction.   At col 58, paragraph 5— Original text— Officials h…
  • Grangemouth (Just Transition) Chamber
    11 Dec 2025
    Graham Simpson will just have to wait for the budget to see what else there is.
  • Grangemouth (Just Transition) Chamber
    11 Dec 2025
    I was in Forth Valley College this morning, at the Grangemouth future industry board, and the principal was there, making the point that, in order to put as ma…
  • Grangemouth (Just Transition) Chamber
    11 Dec 2025
    I am not going to be able to give a succinct answer to all the questions that were parcelled up in there, but I will say to Paul Sweeney that there are no bloc…
  • Grangemouth (Just Transition) Chamber
    11 Dec 2025
    That quote from the UK Government is probably about the former UK Government, which certainly did not have any interest whatsoever in helping Grangemouth out. …
Committee & government roles

Government

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
Edinburgh accommodation £10,464 £6,403 +£4,061
Office costs £10,828 £7,961 +£2,867
MSP & staff travel £72 £1,181 −£1,109
Engagement costs £354 £5,809 −£5,455
Registered interests

21 total · showing most recent.

  • Heritable property · 15 May 2021
    On 12 August 2021 I acquired a one bedroom cottage in Aberdeenshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,00. I derive no income from this property. [Registered 7 September 2021]
  • Voluntary · 15 May 2021
    I am a member of Women for Independence.
  • Voluntary · 15 May 2021
    I am a member of Women for Independence.
  • Controlled transactions · 15 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 15 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 15 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 15 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 15 May 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

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