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Greene, Jamie

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Greene, Jamie
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Greene, Jamie

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Liberal Democrats West Scotland

Politically, you're most like Cameron, Donald Con — similarity 83.9/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,885
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.4%
0.6% rebellion
Attendance
93.3%
135 "Not Voted" of 2,020 divisions present
Motions lodged
211
1,978 questions · 8 unanswered
Hansard contributions
5,638
1,880 chamber · 3,758 committee
Allowances claimed
£356,221
1,793 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
audit ·234 section ·140 report ·134 care ·112 best ·78 value ·78 policing ·78 health ·63 social ·62 performance ·59 financial ·51 improving ·50
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
211
Carried
9
Defeated
12
Not divided
190

Of the 21 motions that went to a vote, 42.9% 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).

fireworks parole remand bail suzanne law parole board remand population ardrossan firework yard suzanne parole hearings
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.1%
S5 · Con
0.7%
S6 · Con
1.8%
S6 · LD
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish Liberal Democrats
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Feb 2026
  6. +
    Joined Scottish Liberal Democrats
    04 Apr 2025
  7. –
    Left Independent
    04 Apr 2025
  8. +
    Joined Independent
    03 Apr 2025
  9. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    02 Apr 2025
  10. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Deputy Convener
    21 Feb 2024
  11. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    21 Feb 2024
  12. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Member
    08 Feb 2024
  13. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  15. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    06 May 2021
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  17. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    04 May 2021
  18. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  19. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  21. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  22. ☷
    Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  23. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2019
  24. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  25. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  26. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  27. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Member
    17 May 2018
  28. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    17 May 2018
  29. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2017
  30. ☷
    Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  31. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    05 May 2016
  32. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
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Recent contributions to the Official Report
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
Edinburgh accommodation £13,248 £10,014 +£3,233
Staff costs £120 £120 +£0
Engagement costs £3,950 £4,238 −£288
Office costs £4,430 £5,763 −£1,333
MSP & staff travel £1,357 £5,057 −£3,700
Registered interests

74 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 6 to 13 October 2024, as a co-convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by th…
  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2021
    On 23 September 2023 I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland; c/o Hamilton P…
  • Gifts · 03 Jun 2021
    On 23 September 2023 I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland; c/o Hamilton P…
  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 9 to 13 October 2016, as a member of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Tai…
  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 9 to 13 October 2016, as a member of the Cross Party Group on Taiwan, I visited Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). The trip was arranged by the Tai…
  • Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
    From 31 July to 5 August 2016 I was part of a fact finding political delegation to Israel and the West Bank for Scottish Conservative MSPs. The costs of the visit amounted to £2,000 and were met by C…
Career timeline

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