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Greer, Ross

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Greer, Ross
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Greer, Ross

Sitting Scottish Green Party West Scotland
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Politically, you're most like Ruskell, Mark Green — similarity 81.7/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,969
last on 10 Jun 2026
Party alignment
99.7%
0.3% rebellion
Attendance
95.6%
91 "Not Voted" of 2,060 divisions present
Motions lodged
310
607 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,259
1,180 chamber · 3,079 committee
Allowances claimed
£1,451,231
5,495 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·250 stage ·237 education ·103 tertiary ·60 training ·60 funding ·60 governance ·60 care ·54 assisted ·54 dying ·54 terminally ·54 adults ·54
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
310
Carried
9
Defeated
3
Not divided
298

Of the 12 motions that went to a vote, 75.0% 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).

sqa flamingo flamingo land greens sfc brexit chief examiner estranged young estranged asn shock collars collars
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S5 · Green
0.4%
S6 · Green
0.0%
S7 · Green
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    17 Dec 2025
  8. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    26 Jun 2024
  9. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Nov 2023
  10. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    05 Oct 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member
    08 Sep 2021
  12. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  13. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    06 May 2021
  14. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    06 May 2021
  15. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    04 May 2021
  16. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  17. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    04 May 2021
  18. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    04 May 2021
  19. ⌂
    Stood down from West Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  20. –
    Left Scottish Green Party
    04 May 2021
  21. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Committee
    16 Sep 2020
  22. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Committee as Member
    21 Apr 2020
  23. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  24. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  25. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  26. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  27. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2016
  28. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2016
  29. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  30. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  31. ⌂
    Started representing West Scotland
    05 May 2016
  32. +
    Joined Scottish Green Party
    05 May 2016
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Public Trust in Scottish Politics Chamber
    10 Jun 2026
    Not quite yet, Mr Johnson.However, I am not a member of the SNP, and it is no more my job to tell the SNP how to run that party than it would be for any member…
  • Public Trust in Scottish Politics Chamber
    10 Jun 2026
    Of course, the current Prime Minister was almost immediately mired in scandal because of the clothes and gifts that he received from Lord Alli.Two things can b…
  • Public Trust in Scottish Politics Chamber
    10 Jun 2026
    I am glad that the Labour Party has secured a debate on restoring public trust in Scottish politics, because, quite clearly, the public have very little trust …
  • Public Trust in Scottish Politics Chamber
    10 Jun 2026
    I ask this quite sincerely: does Mr Sarwar genuinely believe what he just said—that this is the greatest political scandal in the history of devolution—when on…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    04 Jun 2026
    As a West Scotland MSP, I welcome the First Minister’s prioritisation of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, but families across Scotland should be able to …
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
Office costs £49,751 £30,440 +£19,311
Engagement costs £85,000 £71,308 +£13,692
Edinburgh accommodation £29,304 £24,278 +£5,026
MSP & staff travel £583 £5,086 −£4,502
Registered interests

163 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    I am a parliamentary member of the Progressive International. [Registered 19 March 2025]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    I am a parliamentary member of the Progressive International. [Registered 19 March 2025]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    I am a parliamentary member of the Progressive International. [Registered 19 March 2025]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    On Sunday 21st January 2024 I attended a recording of the Mark Radcliffe Show for Radio 2 at the BBC's Glasgow studios. Although I was invited to attend in my capacity as an MSP, tickets for the…
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    On Sunday 21st January 2024 I attended a recording of the Mark Radcliffe Show for Radio 2 at the BBC's Glasgow studios. Although I was invited to attend in my capacity as an MSP, tickets for the…
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    On Sunday 21st January 2024 I attended a recording of the Mark Radcliffe Show for Radio 2 at the BBC's Glasgow studios. Although I was invited to attend in my capacity as an MSP, tickets for the…
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    On Sunday 21st January 2024 I attended a recording of the Mark Radcliffe Show for Radio 2 at the BBC's Glasgow studios. Although I was invited to attend in my capacity as an MSP, tickets for the…
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2021
    On 19th November 2023 I was a guest of Screen Scotland at the BAFTA Scotland awards. The value of my seat at their table was approximately £258. [Registered 13 December 2023]
Career timeline

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