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Ballantyne, Michelle

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Ballantyne, Michelle

Former (left at end of session) Reform UK South Scotland

Politically, you're most like Golden, Maurice Con — similarity 79.0/100.

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Divisions voted in
546
last on 24 Mar 2021
Party alignment
98.9%
1.1% rebellion
Attendance
90.4%
58 "Not Voted" of 604 divisions present
Motions lodged
556
639 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
1,592
415 chamber · 1,177 committee
Allowances claimed
£60,314
379 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
workers ·196 covid-19 ·174 bill ·162 stage ·153 economy ·142 impact ·140 businesses ·95 tied ·64 pubs ·64 business ·59 protection ·58 retail ·56
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
556
Carried
0
Defeated
3
Not divided
553

Of the 3 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).

universal credit fgm tracy black imran credit unions energy fair human capital jobcentres russell gunson lawson chris wright pharmacological
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

17.4%
S5 · Ind
0.4%
S5 · Con
0.0%
S5 · Reform
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Left Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
    04 May 2021
  2. ⌂
    Stood down from South Scotland (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  3. –
    Left Reform UK
    04 May 2021
  4. +
    Joined Reform UK
    11 Jan 2021
  5. –
    Left Independent
    11 Jan 2021
  6. +
    Joined Independent
    24 Nov 2020
  7. –
    Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    24 Nov 2020
  8. ☷
    Joined Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  9. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  10. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Convener
    03 Mar 2020
  11. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    03 Mar 2020
  12. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    25 Feb 2020
  13. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  14. ☷
    Left Justice Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  15. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    17 May 2018
  16. ☷
    Left Public Petitions Committee
    17 May 2018
  17. ☷
    Left Education and Skills Committee
    16 May 2018
  18. ☷
    Joined Justice Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2017
  19. ☷
    Joined Education and Skills Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2017
  20. ☷
    Joined Public Petitions Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2017
  21. ⌂
    Started representing South Scotland
    17 May 2017
  22. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    17 May 2017
Who backs their motions most
Whose motions they back most
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Committee
    02 Mar 2021
    As has been said, it became apparent at last week’s meeting that there would not be support for amendments to the bill other than the ones that the minister ha…
  • Covid-19 Chamber
    02 Mar 2021
    One of my constituents, who is a merchant seafarer who left Scotland to join his cargo ship before the quarantine rules were introduced, now finds himself unab…
  • Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Committee
    23 Feb 2021
    Much has already been said about MROs, so I will try not to repeat all the arguments—I am aware that this discussion is taking quite a long time. I think, fro…
  • Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Committee
    23 Feb 2021
    I have three amendments in this group: 36, 37 and 47. Amendment 36 aims to tidy up the drafting and make it more precise. It would change “sell to the pub’s c…
  • Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 Committee
    23 Feb 2021
    Thank you. I hear what the minister and Neil Bibby, who is presenting the bill, have said, but it is important to ensure that the bill sets out that things mus…
Committee & government roles

Committee

Registered interests

112 total · showing most recent.

  • Gifts · 07 Jun 2017
    On 20 January 2020 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr John Stirling, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it …
  • Gifts · 07 Jun 2017
    On 20 January 2020 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr John Stirling, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it …
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Trustee of Friends at the End (FATE). [Registered 19 March 2019]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Council Member of Friends at the End Unincorporated Association. [Registered 19 March 2019]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Patron of Food Facts and Friends. [Registered 19 March 2019]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Trustee of Friends at the End (FATE). [Registered 19 March 2019]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Council Member of Friends at the End Unincorporated Association. [Registered 19 March 2019]
  • Voluntary · 07 Jun 2017
    I am a Patron of Food Facts and Friends. [Registered 19 March 2019]
Career timeline

Party

Seats