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Sarwar, Anas

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Sarwar, Anas
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Sarwar, Anas

Sitting Scottish Labour Glasgow

Politically, you're most like Smyth, Colin Ind — similarity 79.6/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,616
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.5%
0.5% rebellion
Attendance
79.9%
406 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
120
596 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,535
1,300 chamber · 1,235 committee
Allowances claimed
£196,980
1,595 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
question ·391 time ·391 inquiry ·15 hospitals ·14 motion ·12 ministerial ·12 code ·11 deputy ·11 programme ·10 housing ·9 emergency ·9 creating ·9
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
120
Carried
10
Defeated
10
Not divided
100

Of the 20 motions that went to a vote, 50.0% 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).

health secretary pandemic milly covid elizabeth university islamophobia queen elizabeth nhs waiting govanhill swinney snp university hospital hospital opened
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S5 · Lab
0.9%
S6 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    07 May 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    06 May 2021
  6. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
  7. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  8. ⌂
    Stood down from Glasgow (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  9. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  10. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    07 Dec 2020
  11. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    26 Nov 2020
  12. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Acting Convener
    05 Mar 2020
  13. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    05 Mar 2020
  14. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  15. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Sep 2019
  16. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    25 Sep 2019
  17. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2019
  18. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  19. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    01 Nov 2018
  20. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  21. ⌂
    Started representing Glasgow
    05 May 2016
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Oaths and Affirmations Chamber
    14 May 2026
    Bi-smi llahi r-ra?mani r-ra?im.I, Anas Sarwar, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors,…
  • Motion of Thanks Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I will start by not only supporting the motion in the First Minister’s name but echoing all his comments.Presiding Officer, I thank you for your dedication ove…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    Five years ago, the SNP promised recovery and failed. Is it not the case that the next five years must be about Scotland recovering from John Swinney and the f…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    What Scots will hear from that is that John Swinney thinks that 10,000 homeless children is a measure of the Government’s success, rather than a measure of its…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I just read out the facts in the record of failure. Let us not forget that John Swinney was the education secretary who marked down working-class kids during t…
Committee & government roles

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
Engagement costs £9,535 £9,427 +£108
Edinburgh accommodation £3,447 £4,657 −£1,210
MSP & staff travel £92 £1,324 −£1,232
Office costs £2,980 £5,576 −£2,596
Registered interests

473 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 14 February 2026, a guest and I attended the Scotland vs England rugby match at Murrayfield as guests of Scottish Rugby (the governing body and promoter of Scottish rugby union, Murrayfield, Edinb…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 15 October 2024, my family and I attended the Scotland v Portugal football match at Hampden as guests of the President of the Scottish Football Association, (Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). The c…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 15 October 2024, my family and I attended the Scotland v Portugal football match at Hampden as guests of the President of the Scottish Football Association, (Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9AY). The c…
  • Overseas visits · 27 May 2021
    From 16 to 18 October 2024, I visited Stuttgart, Germany to meet with representatives of the energy company, EnBW (of Schelmenwasenstraße 15, 70567 Stuttgart, Germany). The purpose of the visit was t…
  • Overseas visits · 27 May 2021
    From 16 to 18 October 2024, I visited Stuttgart, Germany to meet with representatives of the energy company, EnBW (of Schelmenwasenstraße 15, 70567 Stuttgart, Germany). The purpose of the visit was t…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 21st September 2024, I attended the Liverpool vs. Bournemouth football game at Anfield Stadium as a guest of Salmon Scotland (21 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL). The cost of the pre-match lunch a…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 21st September 2024, I attended the Liverpool vs. Bournemouth football game at Anfield Stadium as a guest of Salmon Scotland (21 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL). The cost of the pre-match lunch a…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 21st September 2024, I attended the Liverpool vs. Bournemouth football game at Anfield Stadium as a guest of Salmon Scotland (21 Calton Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8DL). The cost of the pre-match lunch a…
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Glasgow · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
  • Glasgow · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
  • Glasgow · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)