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Ross, Gail

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MSP profile

Ross, Gail

Politically, you're most like Maguire, Ruth SNP — similarity 82.4/100.

Divisions voted in
774
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
100.0%
0.0% rebellion
Attendance
94.3%
47 "Not Voted" of 821 divisions present
Motions lodged
519
176 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,713
298 chamber · 1,415 committee
Allowances claimed
£169,090
1,268 transactions
Recent motions & questions
Motion success

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

Lodged
519
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
519
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 Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. Left Public Petitions Committee
    04 May 2021
  3. Stood down from Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  4. Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  5. Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    03 Dec 2020
  6. Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    03 Dec 2020
  7. Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    01 Sep 2020
  8. Left Education and Skills Committee
    01 Sep 2020
  9. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Deputy Convener
    05 Sep 2019
  10. Left Public Petitions Committee
    05 Sep 2019
  11. Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  12. Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  13. Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  14. Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  15. Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    30 Mar 2017
  16. Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    30 Mar 2017
  17. Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  18. Left Public Audit Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  19. Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2016
  20. Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    06 Sep 2016
  21. Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Deputy Convener
    15 Jun 2016
  22. Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    15 Jun 2016
  23. Appointed Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Office of the First Minister
    14 Jun 2016
  24. Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  25. Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  26. Started representing Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
    05 May 2016
  27. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    It has been an absolute privilege to serve on the committee. The subjects and information that we have had before us mean that I have learned about many differ…
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    I want to thank our co-opted member, Jackie Baillie, for her kind words. She has contributed so much on many petitions, even in the short time that I have been…
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    There has been a certain element of reassurance from various councils. I note that there are two outstanding responses from councils and I believe that one of …
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    I concur with what has been said. The right thing to do is to let the consultation run its course. The petitioners and anyone else who has been following the p…
  • Continued Petitions Committee
    24 Mar 2021
    I do not have much to add, and I bow to the knowledge of the local members. I wish that there was an unlimited pot of money that we could use to upgrade all th…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests

187 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a trustee of the Mey Games. I do not receive any remuneration for this post. [Registered 29 November 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Garbh Allt Community Initiative. I receive no remuneration for this role. [Registered 27 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Garbh Allt Community Initiative. I receive no remuneration for this role. [Registered 27 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am an advisor to the Board of North Highland College. [Registered 11 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a patron of Caithness Broch Project. [Registered 11 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a member of the Scottish Sheep Shearing Association. [Registered 11 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am an advisor to the Board of North Highland College. [Registered 11 September 2018]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2016
    I am a patron of Caithness Broch Project. [Registered 11 September 2018]
Career timeline

Party

Seats