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Johnson, Daniel

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Johnson, Daniel
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Johnson, Daniel

Sitting Scottish Labour Edinburgh Southern

Politically, you're most like Sweeney, Paul Lab — similarity 73.6/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,859
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
91.9%
163 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
155
1,068 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,121
2,191 chamber · 2,930 committee
Allowances claimed
£189,988
712 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·430 stage ·417 community ·325 building ·320 wealth ·319 assisted ·48 dying ·48 terminally ·48 adults ·48 budget ·27 2026-27 ·22 tertiary ·21
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
155
Carried
10
Defeated
30
Not divided
115

Of the 40 motions that went to a vote, 25.0% 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).

adhd retail workers neurodevelopmental disorders abstentions disagreed wealth building retail interests moved lorna community wealth division abstentions result division abstentions digital assets
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

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

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

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

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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 £13,237 £9,427 +£3,810
Office costs £6,085 £5,576 +£509
Incidental employment costs £83 £156 −£73
MSP & staff travel £16 £1,324 −£1,308
Registered interests

109 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 24 November 2024 I attended the Scotland v Australia Rugby match at Murrayfield Stadium as a guest of Vodafone Limited (of The Speechmark, 114 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BE). The value of …
  • Voluntary · 27 May 2021
    On 26 November 2024 I attended the Scottish Investment Conference. The value of the notional non-member ticket I received is £195. [Registered 5 November 2024]
  • Voluntary · 27 May 2021
    On 26 November 2024 I attended the Scottish Investment Conference. The value of the notional non-member ticket I received is £195. [Registered 5 November 2024]
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 30 September 2024 I was provided with a one year subscription to Energy Voice, a trade publication for the energy industry. The subscription is worth approximately £2000 and was provided by D.C. T…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 30 September 2024 I was provided with a one year subscription to Energy Voice, a trade publication for the energy industry. The subscription is worth approximately £2000 and was provided by D.C. T…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 30 September 2024 I was provided with a one year subscription to Energy Voice, a trade publication for the energy industry. The subscription is worth approximately £2000 and was provided by D.C. T…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 12 August 2024 I received travel and accommodation in connection with my participation in a recording of the Holyrood Sources podcast in Lerwick. Travel and accommodation was provided by Shortbrea…
  • Gifts · 27 May 2021
    On 12 August 2024 I received travel and accommodation in connection with my participation in a recording of the Holyrood Sources podcast in Lerwick. Travel and accommodation was provided by Shortbrea…
Career timeline

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