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Mackay, Rona

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Mackay, Rona
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Mackay, Rona

Former (left at end of session) Scottish National Party Strathkelvin and Bearsden

Politically, you're most like MacGregor, Fulton SNP — similarity 87.4/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,002
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
99.0%
20 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
355
259 questions · 0 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,660
1,027 chamber · 3,633 committee
Allowances claimed
£248,454
2,858 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·169 stage ·161 substance ·96 misuse ·96 prisons ·96 2026-27 ·52 recall ·48 removal ·46 abuse ·45 question ·43 time ·43 domestic ·43
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
355
Carried
0
Defeated
0
Not divided
355
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).

fasd strathkelvin bearsden bearsden strathkelvin remand aphasia mesh constituency strathkelvin aces east dunbartonshire spa pirc
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.1%
S5 · SNP
0.2%
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. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2024
  7. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  8. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    18 Apr 2023
  9. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  10. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Strathkelvin and Bearsden
    06 May 2021
  12. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  13. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    04 May 2021
  14. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    04 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Justice Sub-Committee on Policing
    04 May 2021
  16. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    04 May 2021
  17. ⌂
    Stood down from Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  18. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  20. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  21. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  22. ☷
    Joined Justice Sub-Committee on Policing as Member
    06 Oct 2016
  23. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Deputy Convener
    14 Jun 2016
  24. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    14 Jun 2016
  25. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  26. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  27. ⌂
    Started representing Strathkelvin and Bearsden
    05 May 2016
  28. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for that welcome response. One of my constituents has seen their heating oil bill triple overnight, has no savings and has been t…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking through its fuel poverty programmes to support low-income rural and off-grid households that are unable…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I was pleased to see that the Scottish Prison Service has piloted non-pain-inducing control and restraint techniques that reduce the risk of injury to staff an…
  • Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Public Protection) Chamber
    24 Mar 2026
    I am pleased to speak in today’s important debate for many reasons. First, I want to acknowledge the legendary Christine Grahame and her passionate dedication …
  • Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill Chamber
    17 Mar 2026
    This will be my final speech in this place before stepping down next week after 10 years. It is a short speech and, of course, it is not political. However, th…
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
Incidental employment costs £83 £95 −£12
Edinburgh accommodation £6,309 £6,403 −£94
MSP & staff travel £864 £1,181 −£317
Office costs £7,585 £7,961 −£376
Registered interests

14 total · showing most recent.

  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Heritable property · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Voluntary · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests
  • Controlled transactions · 07 Jun 2016
    No registrable interests
Career timeline

Party

Seats