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Maguire, Ruth

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Maguire, Ruth
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Maguire, Ruth

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Cunninghame South

Politically, you're most like Ross, Gail SNP — similarity 82.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,846
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.3%
0.7% rebellion
Attendance
91.3%
176 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
525
164 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,264
803 chamber · 2,461 committee
Allowances claimed
£237,803
929 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·241 stage ·236 care ·73 information ·65 support ·63 reform ·62 services ·60 freedom ·56 languages ·54 zones ·49 scrutiny ·48 abortion ·48
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
525
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
525
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).

western fee cunninghame south zehra fee mary mary west equalities human alex edinburgh cole-hamilton alex snp maguire ruth cunninghame maguire ruth cunninghame
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.5%
S5 · SNP
0.9%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from Cunninghame South (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  3. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    29 Oct 2024
  5. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Deputy Convener
    20 Jun 2024
  6. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    20 Jun 2024
  7. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Member
    18 Jun 2024
  8. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    17 Jun 2024
  9. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    16 Nov 2023
  10. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    09 Nov 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Deputy Convener
    13 Sep 2023
  12. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    13 Sep 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    31 Mar 2022
  14. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    31 Mar 2022
  15. ☷
    Left Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    31 Mar 2022
  16. ☷
    Joined Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee as Member
    18 Jan 2022
  17. ⌂
    Started representing Cunninghame South
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    04 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    04 May 2021
  21. ⌂
    Stood down from Cunninghame South (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  22. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  23. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    05 Mar 2020
  24. ☷
    Left Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill Committee
    25 Apr 2019
  25. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Convener
    13 Sep 2018
  26. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    13 Sep 2018
  27. ☷
    Joined Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill Committee as Member
    12 Sep 2018
  28. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  29. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  30. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    24 May 2018
  31. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    30 Mar 2017
  32. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    30 Mar 2017
  33. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2016
  34. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  35. ⌂
    Started representing Cunninghame South
    05 May 2016
  36. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
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Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
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
Edinburgh accommodation £6,115 £6,403 −£288
Office costs £4,770 £7,961 −£3,191
Engagement costs £516 £5,809 −£5,292
Registered interests

21 total · showing most recent.

  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 03 Jun 2021
    Until 19 May 2016, when I resigned my position, I was a councillor with North Ayrshire Council (of<br /> Cunninghame House, Irvine). I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 03 Jun 2021
    Until 19 May 2016, when I resigned my position, I was a councillor with North Ayrshire Council (of<br /> Cunninghame House, Irvine). I received remuneration of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2021
    I am a trustee of the Break the Silence Charity. Break The Silence provide a range of tailored, professional support options for people affected by childhood sexual trauma in East and North Ayrshire.…
  • Controlled transactions · 03 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 03 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 03 Jun 2021
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

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