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Lockhart, Dean

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MSP profile

Lockhart, Dean

Politically, you're most like Stewart, Alexander Con — similarity 69.4/100.

Divisions voted in
1,029
last on 29 Jun 2022
Party alignment
99.9%
0.1% rebellion
Attendance
92.6%
82 "Not Voted" of 1,111 divisions present
Motions lodged
181
573 questions · 2 unanswered
Hansard contributions
2,389
793 chamber · 1,596 committee
Allowances claimed
£71,187
644 transactions
Recent motions & questions
  • Question
    S6W-10216 · 06 Sep 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10217 · 29 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10173 · 25 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10172 · 25 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10013 · 24 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10014 · 24 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10015 · 16 Aug 2022
  • Question
    S6W-10017 · 04 Aug 2022
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
181
Carried
2
Defeated
12
Not divided
167

Of the 14 motions that went to a vote, 14.3% 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).

Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S5 · Con
0.4%
S6 · Con
Career arc

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

  1. Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    05 Sep 2022
  2. Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Resigned)
    05 Sep 2022
  3. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 Sep 2022
  4. Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Convener
    22 Jun 2021
  5. Left Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
    22 Jun 2021
  6. Joined Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee as Member
    17 Jun 2021
  7. Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    06 May 2021
  8. Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    06 May 2021
  9. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    06 May 2021
  10. Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    04 May 2021
  11. Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    04 May 2021
  12. Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    04 May 2021
  13. Stood down from Mid Scotland and Fife (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  14. Left Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    04 May 2021
  15. Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Substitute Member
    20 Aug 2020
  16. Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  17. Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Member
    20 Aug 2020
  18. Left Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  19. Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    20 Aug 2020
  20. Joined Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee as Substitute Member
    25 Feb 2020
  21. Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee
    25 Feb 2020
  22. Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  23. Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  24. Left Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  25. Left Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee
    06 Sep 2018
  26. Joined Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee as Substitute Member
    29 Jun 2017
  27. Left Social Security Committee
    29 Jun 2017
  28. Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    18 Jan 2017
  29. Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    03 Nov 2016
  30. Joined Social Security Committee as Substitute Member
    28 Jun 2016
  31. Joined Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee as Member
    08 Jun 2016
  32. Started representing Mid Scotland and Fife
    05 May 2016
  33. +
    Joined Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
    05 May 2016
Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Petitions Committee
    28 Jun 2022
    That concludes the public part of the meeting. We will now go into private session. 11:07 Meeting continued in private until 12:34.
  • Petitions Committee
    28 Jun 2022
    The final petition for consideration is PE1872, on ferry services, which was lodged by Liz Mcnicol in May 2021 and calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the…
  • Petitions Committee
    28 Jun 2022
    As no other member wishes to come in on that, I will say that I agree with Mark Ruskell. It is important to note that the Scottish Government has changed its p…
  • Petitions Committee
    28 Jun 2022
    The next petition for consideration is PE1815, which was lodged by Steve Micklewright, on behalf of Trees for Life, in August 2020. It calls on the Scottish Pa…
  • Petitions Committee
    28 Jun 2022
    I agree with that. As no other members want to contribute, and based on what Mark Ruskell said and the very helpful replies that we have received, I think that…
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 £2 £9,857 −£9,855
Registered interests

53 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 25 May 2021
    On Saturday 5 February 2022 I attended a rugby match at BT Murrayfield, as a guest of BT Group. The value of the gift amounted to £325 for both the ticket and hospitality. [Registered 10 February 202…
  • Controlled transactions · 25 May 2021
    No registrable interest
  • Controlled transactions · 25 May 2021
    No registrable interest
  • Gifts · 25 May 2021
    No registrable interest
  • Gifts · 25 May 2021
    No registrable interest
  • Heritable property · 25 May 2021
    I own a cottage in South Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. The property does not yield any rental income and is currently on the market.
  • Heritable property · 25 May 2021
    I own a cottage in South Lanarkshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000. The property does not yield any rental income and is currently on the market.
  • Interest in shares · 25 May 2021
    I own ordinary shares in Font Energy, an energy metering company for the energy sector. The shares represent approximately 4% of the total issued share capital with an estimated market value of £100,…
Career timeline

Party

Seats