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Wightman, Andy

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Wightman, Andy

Former (left at end of session) Independent Lothian

Politically, you're most like Greer, Ross Green — similarity 78.6/100.

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Divisions voted in
790
last on 23 Mar 2021
Party alignment
98.0%
2.0% rebellion
Attendance
96.2%
31 "Not Voted" of 821 divisions present
Motions lodged
98
202 questions · 4 unanswered
Hansard contributions
3,777
619 chamber · 3,158 committee
Allowances claimed
£12,580
281 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
handling ·184 complaints ·184 bill ·117 stage ·112 harassment ·82 scrutiny ·59 local ·48 european ·47 incorporation ·46 charter ·45 self-government ·45 community ·37
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
98
Carried
7
Defeated
9
Not divided
82

Of the 16 motions that went to a vote, 43.8% 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).

emergency period barclay planning consent barclay review plan-led speculative volume non-domestic missions hedge planning authorities non-domestic rates plan-led system
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

11.3%
S5 · Ind
1.2%
S5 · Green
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    04 May 2021
  3. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    04 May 2021
  4. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    04 May 2021
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Lothian (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  6. –
    Left Independent
    04 May 2021
  7. +
    Joined Independent
    18 Dec 2020
  8. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    18 Dec 2020
  9. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    19 Dec 2018
  10. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    19 Dec 2018
  11. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  12. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  13. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  14. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  15. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Sep 2016
  16. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  17. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2016
  18. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2016
  19. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  20. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  21. ⌂
    Started representing Lothian
    05 May 2016
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

192 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    On 11 October 2018, I attended COSLA's annual conference. COSLA met the cost of my overnight accommodation to a value of approximately £100 [Registered 29 October 2018]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    On 11 October 2018, I attended COSLA's annual conference. COSLA met the cost of my overnight accommodation to a value of approximately £100 [Registered 29 October 2018]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    On 11 October 2018, I attended COSLA's annual conference. COSLA met the cost of my overnight accommodation to a value of approximately £100 [Registered 29 October 2018]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    On 11 October 2018, I attended COSLA's annual conference. COSLA met the cost of my overnight accommodation to a value of approximately £100 [Registered 29 October 2018]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    I own 500 x £1 shares in Lochbroom Community Renewables Ltd, a Community Benefit Society. [Registered 03 July 2017]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    I own 500 x £1 shares in Lochbroom Community Renewables Ltd, a Community Benefit Society. [Registered 03 July 2017]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    I own 500 x £1 shares in Lochbroom Community Renewables Ltd, a Community Benefit Society. [Registered 03 July 2017]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2016
    I own 500 x £1 shares in Lochbroom Community Renewables Ltd, a Community Benefit Society. [Registered 03 July 2017]
Career timeline

Party

Seats

  • Lothian · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)