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Hamilton, Rachael

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Hamilton, Rachael
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Hamilton, Rachael

Sitting Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire

Politically, you're most like Carson, Finlay Con — similarity 87.8/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,813
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.3%
0.7% rebellion
Attendance
90.3%
195 "Not Voted" of 2,008 divisions present
Motions lodged
330
1,408 questions · 3 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,515
1,665 chamber · 2,850 committee
Allowances claimed
£334,437
2,607 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·187 stage ·183 question ·106 time ·103 natural ·96 environment ·96 portfolio ·58 housing ·31 subordinate ·26 legislation ·26 business ·21 theft ·19
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
330
Carried
1
Defeated
10
Not divided
319

Of the 11 motions that went to a vote, 9.1% 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).

naturescot rough shooting grouse grc muirburn two dogs rural support goats newcastleton jim fairlie fairlie food nation
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.3%
S5 · Con
1.0%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. ⌂
    Started representing Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
    07 May 2026
  2. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    07 May 2026
  3. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  4. ⌂
    Stood down from Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  5. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Nov 2024
  7. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    10 Oct 2024
  8. ☷
    Left Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
    29 Jun 2023
  9. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Member
    01 Feb 2023
  10. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
    01 Feb 2023
  11. ☷
    Joined Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee as Member
    25 May 2022
  12. ☷
    Left Social Justice and Social Security Committee
    25 May 2022
  13. ☷
    Joined Social Justice and Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  14. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  15. ⌂
    Started representing Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
    06 May 2021
  16. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  17. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  18. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    04 May 2021
  19. ⌂
    Stood down from Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  20. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  21. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  22. ☷
    Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  23. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  24. ☷
    Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  25. ☷
    Left Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  26. ☷
    Joined Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee as Member
    10 Sep 2019
  27. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    10 Sep 2019
  28. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    17 May 2018
  29. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    17 May 2018
  30. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Member
    21 Jun 2017
  31. ⌂
    Started representing Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
    08 Jun 2017
  32. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Jun 2017
  33. ☷
    Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    02 May 2017
  34. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Resigned)
    02 May 2017
  35. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    02 May 2017
  36. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    17 Nov 2016
  37. ☷
    Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Member
    29 Sep 2016
  38. ☷
    Left European and External Relations Committee
    29 Sep 2016
  39. ☷
    Joined European and External Relations Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  40. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016

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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 £15,740 £9,857 +£5,884
Edinburgh accommodation £11,008 £7,365 +£3,643
MSP & staff travel £3,136 £1,949 +£1,187
Office costs £5,029 £4,419 +£611
Overnight accommodation £434 £292 +£142
Registered interests

42 total · showing most recent.

  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    From 4 July to 8 July 2022 I visited Munich and Berlin, Germany, as part of a cross-Party delegation from the Scottish Parliament, meeting Parliamentarians, public officials and business representati…
  • Heritable property · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 28 Jun 2017
    From 6 to 10 September 2018 I travelled to Quingdao, Shandong Province, China to participate as a panellist in the World Tourism Cities Federation Summit. The costs of the visit were met by the BBC (…
  • Controlled transactions · 28 Jun 2017
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 14 May 2021
    No registrable interests.
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