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Whittle, Brian

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Whittle, Brian
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Whittle, Brian

Former (left at end of session) Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party South Scotland

Politically, you're most like Gulhane, Sandesh Con — similarity 86.8/100.

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Divisions voted in
1,920
last on 24 Mar 2026
Party alignment
99.3%
0.7% rebellion
Attendance
95.0%
102 "Not Voted" of 2,022 divisions present
Motions lodged
462
810 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
4,767
1,993 chamber · 2,774 committee
Allowances claimed
£322,632
3,334 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
bill ·178 stage ·167 assisted ·89 dying ·89 terminally ·89 adults ·89 plan ·52 time ·49 question ·48 medical ·43 non-surgical ·39 procedures ·39
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
462
Carried
0
Defeated
6
Not divided
456

Of the 6 motions that went to a vote, 0.0% 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).

covid healthcare professionals unhealthiest poor mental a77 athlete unhealthiest nation background personal partnership nurseries assisted dying pandemic long covid
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S5 · Con
1.1%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Criminal Justice Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  2. ☷
    Left Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  3. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  4. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Joined Criminal Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    26 Jun 2025
  6. ☷
    Left Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
    26 Jun 2025
  7. ☷
    Joined Rural Affairs and Islands Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Nov 2024
  8. ☷
    Joined Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as Member
    10 Oct 2024
  9. ☷
    Left Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
    10 Oct 2024
  10. ☷
    Left Economy and Fair Work Committee
    10 Oct 2024
  11. ☷
    Joined Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Feb 2024
  12. ☷
    Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    08 Feb 2024
  13. ☷
    Left COVID-19 Recovery Committee
    14 Jul 2023
  14. ☷
    Joined Economy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  15. ☷
    Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Substitute Member
    08 Sep 2021
  16. ☷
    Joined COVID-19 Recovery Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  17. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    06 May 2021
  18. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  19. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    04 May 2021
  21. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  22. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  23. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  24. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  25. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2017
  26. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    29 Jun 2017
  27. ☷
    Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    29 Jun 2017
  28. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Substitute Member
    17 Nov 2016
  29. ☷
    Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  30. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  31. ⌂
    Started representing South 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
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I place on record my thanks to all the hard-working NHS staff, including those in A and E. The excess deaths that are associated with long waiting times in A a…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    That was an interesting question from Mr Harvie, as the Scottish Greens have spent the majority of this session of Parliament demonising our farmers and food p…
  • Remote, Rural and Island Communities (Sustainability) Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    It is a pleasure to follow Beatrice Wishart, who, as we all know, has been a real champion for her communities in the time that she has spent here. I also pay …
  • Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    I thank my colleague Pam Gosal not only for bringing this important debate to the chamber, but for telling me what I need to speak about for the next four minu…
  • First Minister’s Question Time Chamber
    25 Mar 2026
    The First Minister will know about my passionate belief that sport is a force for good in our communities. Declining physical literacy levels among our childre…
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 £10,985 £4,419 +£6,567
Edinburgh accommodation £8,258 £7,365 +£893
MSP & staff travel £2,238 £1,949 +£289
Staff costs £2,123 £2,058 +£65
Incidental employment costs £100 £37 +£63
Engagement costs £9,907 £9,857 +£50
Overnight accommodation £256 £292 −£36
Registered interests

124 total · showing most recent.

  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Interest in shares · 14 May 2021
    On 22nd March 2022, I acquired 95 ordinary shares, with a nominal value of £1 per share, representing 95% of the issued share capital in Trackside Consultancy, a business advice consultancy of Regent…
  • Gifts · 14 May 2021
    On 10 February 2024 I was a guest of the renewable energy department at Scottish Gas (of One Waterfront Avenue, Edinburgh, EH5 1SG) at the Scotland vs France Rugby International. I would estimate the…
Career timeline

Party

Seats