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Johnson, Daniel

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Johnson, Daniel
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Johnson, Daniel

Sitting Scottish Labour Edinburgh Southern
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Politically, you're most like Marra, Michael Lab — similarity 83.9/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,927
last on 25 Jun 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
92.2%
164 "Not Voted" of 2,091 divisions present
Motions lodged
161
1,103 questions · 14 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,816
2,316 chamber · 3,500 committee
Allowances claimed
£1,899,881
7,120 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·347 stage ·325 wealth ·240 community ·232 building ·228 assisted ·60 dying ·60 terminally ·60 adults ·60 public ·30 subordinate ·24 legislation ·24
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
161
Carried
11
Defeated
32
Not divided
118

Of the 43 motions that went to a vote, 25.6% 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).

abstentions disagreed division abstentions result division abstentions agreed agreed disagreed moved moved lorna wealth building community wealth lorna slater adhd retail workers
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S5 · Lab
0.3%
S6 · Lab
0.0%
S7 · Lab
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Joined Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee as Deputy Convener
    23 Jun 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee
    23 Jun 2026
  3. ☷
    Joined Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  4. ⌂
    Started representing Edinburgh Southern
    07 May 2026
  5. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    07 May 2026
  6. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  8. ⌂
    Stood down from Edinburgh Southern (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  9. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    08 Apr 2026
  10. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Convener
    03 Sep 2025
  11. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    03 Sep 2025
  12. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    02 Sep 2025
  13. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    15 Jan 2025
  14. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    06 Nov 2024
  15. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    06 Nov 2024
  16. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Sep 2024
  17. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    04 Sep 2024
  18. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Apr 2023
  19. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Apr 2023
  20. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  21. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    25 Apr 2023
  22. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    22 Sep 2021
  23. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Deputy Convener
    22 Jun 2021
  24. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    22 Jun 2021
  25. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  26. ⌂
    Started representing Edinburgh Southern
    06 May 2021
  27. +
    Joined Scottish Labour
    06 May 2021
  28. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    04 May 2021
  29. ⌂
    Stood down from Edinburgh Southern (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  30. –
    Left Scottish Labour
    04 May 2021
  31. ☷
    Left Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill Committee
    03 Dec 2020
  32. ☷
    Joined Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill Committee as Member
    20 Nov 2019
  33. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Deputy Convener
    11 Sep 2019
  34. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    11 Sep 2019
  35. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    10 Sep 2019
  36. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    09 Sep 2019
  37. ☷
    Left Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
    08 Sep 2019
  38. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    08 Sep 2019
  39. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Jun 2019
  40. ☷
    Joined Justice Sub-Committee on Policing as Member
    17 Jan 2018

13 earlier events not shown.

Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Will the member give way?
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Does the member agree with me that, although parties or individuals might not be fascist, they need to think about whether they might be enabling those who abs…
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    Made a request to intervene.
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I am sorry if my finger offended anyone.This is the 10th anniversary of Jo Cox’s death. Only six members of Parliament have lost their lives while serving in o…
  • Reform UK Priorities Chamber
    24 Jun 2026
    I am afraid that I do not have time for another intervention—
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 £132,374 £94,270 +£38,104
Office costs £60,853 £55,762 +£5,091
Incidental employment costs £828 £1,562 −£734
MSP & staff travel £157 £13,236 −£13,079
Registered interests

127 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2026
    On 30 September 2024 I was provided with a one year subscription to Energy Voice, a trade publication for the energy industry. The subscription was worth approximately £2000 and was provided by D.C. …
  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2026
    On 24 November 2024 I attended the Scotland v Australia match at Murrayfield Stadium as a guest of Vodafone Limited (of The Speechmark, 114 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BE). The value of the ti…
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of USDAW and Community trade unions.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Labour movement for Europe.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of Amnesty International.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am a member of the Federation of Small Businesses.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    I am an associate member of the Labour Women's Network.
  • Voluntary · 03 Jun 2026
    Until 12 December 2024, I was a trustee and Vice Chair of the board of the ADHD Foundation, a charity registered in England and Wales, Registered Charity Number 1120898.
Career timeline

Party

Seats