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Kerr, Liam

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Kerr, Liam
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Kerr, Liam

Sitting Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party North East Scotland

Politically, you're most like Briggs, Miles Con — similarity 75.6/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,002
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
99.0%
20 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
703
2,084 questions · 5 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,989
2,128 chamber · 3,861 committee
Allowances claimed
£201,058
2,224 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·123 stage ·107 question ·76 time ·71 subordinate ·58 legislation ·58 justice ·57 2026-27 ·48 prostitution ·45 offences ·45 support ·45 substance ·44
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
703
Carried
15
Defeated
18
Not divided
670

Of the 33 motions that went to a vote, 45.5% 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).

malicious publication net zero btp spa practising solicitor malicious society england people north-east settlement agreement remind practising harm test remand
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S5 · Con
0.5%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Deputy Convener
    30 Oct 2024
  7. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    30 Oct 2024
  8. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Member
    10 Oct 2024
  9. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    10 Oct 2024
  10. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  11. ☷
    Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  12. ☷
    Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    04 May 2021
  16. ⌂
    Stood down from North East Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  17. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  18. ☷
    Left Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  19. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  20. ☷
    Joined Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  21. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2017
  22. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    29 Jun 2017
  23. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    18 Jan 2017
  24. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    18 Jan 2017
  25. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Deputy Convener
    24 Nov 2016
  26. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    24 Nov 2016
  27. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  28. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  29. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  30. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  31. ⌂
    Started representing North East Scotland
    05 May 2016
  32. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • General Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    What does the cabinet secretary understand to be the estimated average build cost of a small modular reactor?
  • General Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    I thank the cabinet secretary for his answer and welcome him back to the chamber. I am pleased to see him back. Applause.NHS Grampian is staring into the abyss…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    19 Mar 2026
    To ask the Scottish Government how it expects NHS Grampian to address a projected deficit of £76 million for 2026-27, in light of it having already made £62 mi…
  • Decision Time Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    I had indicated that the Conservatives were going to oppose motion S6M-21126, and my party and I spoke against that particular SSI, but it did not go to a vote…
  • Decision Time Chamber
    18 Mar 2026
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Interruption.
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 £14,622 £9,857 +£4,765
MSP & staff travel £2,899 £1,949 +£950
Office costs £2,475 £4,419 −£1,944
Edinburgh accommodation £178 £7,365 −£7,187
Registered interests

145 total · showing most recent.

  • Heritable property · 21 May 2021
    I own a flat in Edinburgh. I estimate the value of the property to be between £150,001 and £200,000. The gross rental income from the property is between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum.
  • Heritable property · 21 May 2021
    Until 18 April 2024 I owned a flat in Edinburgh. I estimated the value of the property to be between £150,001 and £200,000. The gross rental income from the property was between £5,001 and £10,000 pe…
  • Heritable property · 21 May 2021
    [Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 May 2025]
  • Interest in shares · 21 May 2021
    I hold ordinary shares in Trinity Kerr Limited, a provider of legal services, representing 100% of the issued share capital.
  • Interest in shares · 21 May 2021
    I hold ordinary shares in Trinity Kerr Limited, a provider of legal services, representing 100% of the issued share capital.
  • Interest in shares · 21 May 2021
    I hold ordinary shares in Trinity Kerr Limited, a provider of legal services, representing 100% of the issued share capital.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 21 May 2021
    I am a director and employee of Trinity Kerr Limited, (a provider of legal services, c/o Infinity Partnership,<br /> Aberdeen). From May 2016 until July 2016 I received a gross salary of between £1,0…
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 21 May 2021
    I expect to receive dividends from Trinity Kerr Limited of between £500 and £2,000 per annum.
Career timeline

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