Gilruth, Jenny

• Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record Motion
  S6M-20956.3 · 04 Mar 2026
• Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) … Motion
  S6M-20813 · 17 Feb 2026
• Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislation Motion
  S6M-20645 · 03 Feb 2026
• Transparency in Tackling Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Motion
  S6M-19980.2 · 03 Dec 2025
• Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) … Motion
  S6M-19866 · 25 Nov 2025
• Education (Scotland) Act 2025 (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2026 [draft] Motion
  S6M-19851 · 20 Nov 2025
• Official Statistics (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 [draft] Motion
  S6M-19852 · 20 Nov 2025
• Education Motion
  S6M-19754.2 · 19 Nov 2025

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services
  20 Nov 2024 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Pausing the Short-term Lets Licensing Scheme
  13 Sep 2023 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Ferry Problems
  11 May 2022 · they voted No, party voted Yes
• Return to Normal GP Services
  15 Sep 2021 · they voted No, party voted Yes

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

Of the 26 motions that went to a vote, 84.6% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• Cunningham, Roseanna SNP 100.0% 699 shared
• Russell, Michael SNP 100.0% 622 shared
• Mackay, Derek Ind 100.0% 513 shared
• Campbell, Aileen SNP 100.0% 712 shared
• Ross, Gail SNP 100.0% 730 shared
• Freeman, Jeane SNP 100.0% 659 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Thomson, Ross Con 18.1% 205 shared
• Kerr, Stephen Con 18.3% 1,003 shared
• Johnstone, Alex Con 18.5% 65 shared
• Lamont, John Con 18.5% 184 shared
• White, Tess Con 18.6% 984 shared
• Webber, Sue Con 18.9% 994 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Macpherson, Ben SNP 81.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Kidd, Bill SNP 81.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 28
• Lyle, Richard SNP 80.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Arthur, Tom SNP 80.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Paterson, Gil SNP 80.5
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 80.4
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 22
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 79.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20
• Torrance, David SNP 79.8
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 100 · topic 20

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Lyle, Richard SNP 1,251×
• Kidd, Bill SNP 1,227×
• Arthur, Tom SNP 1,206×
• Torrance, David SNP 1,134×
• MacGregor, Fulton SNP 1,122×
• McAlpine, Joan SNP 948×
• Martin, Gillian SNP 921×
• Stevenson, Stewart SNP 858×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 777×
• Maguire, Ruth SNP 585×

• Torrance, David SNP 1,557×
• Ross, Gail SNP 1,254×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 993×
• McMillan, Stuart SNP 951×
• Paterson, Gil SNP 861×
• Martin, Gillian SNP 858×
• White, Sandra SNP 834×
• Maguire, Ruth SNP 780×
• MacDonald, Angus SNP 693×
• Dey, Graeme SNP 636×

• Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I apologise. However, I want to pay tribute to you, too, for your service to the people of Cowdenbeath. Laughter. I shared Mr Rennie’s smile as you advocated f…
• Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I remind Pam Gosal that the foreword from me at the front of the national guidance document makes it very clear that any headteacher will have my backing as ca…
• Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I very much recognise Mr Cole-Hamilton’s point, which is reflective of a growing ask from Parliament for more national direction. We saw that only yesterday wi…
• Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I thank Pam Gosal for bringing this debate to Parliament and for sponsoring the recent round-table discussion on the topic, which I was pleased to attend, alon…
• Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
  24 Mar 2026
  I start by making it absolutely clear that all of Scotland’s children deserve and have the right to feel safe in our schools. They should not be restrained or …

Government

• Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills · 30 Mar 2023 — Unknown
• Minister for Transport · 24 Jan 2022 — 30 Mar 2023
• Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development · 19 May 2021 — 24 Jan 2022
• Minister for Europe and International Development · 18 Feb 2020 — 19 May 2021

Committee

• Justice Sub-Committee on Policing Member · left 19 Feb 2020
• Education and Skills Committee Member · left 19 Feb 2020
• Justice Committee Member · left 19 Feb 2020
• Local Government and Communities Committee Member · left 06 Sep 2018
• Health and Sport Committee Member · left 19 Apr 2018
• Social Security Committee Substitute Member · left 19 Feb 2020
• Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee Member · left 30 Mar 2017
• Education and Skills Committee Member · left 06 Sep 2016

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.

60 total · showing most recent.

• Controlled transactions · 17 May 2021
  No registrable interests.
• Gifts · 17 May 2021
  No registrable interests.
• Heritable property · 17 May 2021
  No registrable interests.
• Interest in shares · 17 May 2021
  No registrable interests.
• Overseas visits · 17 May 2021
  No registrable interests.
• Remuneration and related undertaking · 17 May 2021
  I published a book with Harper Collins Publishers (a publishing firm of 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF). I expect to receive remuneration of up to £500 per annum. This remuneration represent…
• Voluntary · 17 May 2021
  I am registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
• Overseas visits · 09 Jun 2016
  From 11 to 14 November 2018 I visited Bosnia as part of a delegation organised by Remembering Srebrenica Scotland. The purpose of the visit was to learn lessons about the Genocide. Costs were met by …

Party

• Scottish National Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish National Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish National Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021

Seats

• Mid Fife and Glenrothes · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Mid Fife and Glenrothes · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Mid Fife and Glenrothes · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)