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Constance, Angela

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Constance, Angela
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Constance, Angela

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Politically, you're most like Kidd, Bill SNP — similarity 65.5/100.

Divisions voted in
2,565
last on 16 Dec 2025
Party alignment
99.4%
0.6% rebellion
Attendance
93.0%
193 "Not Voted" of 2,758 divisions present
Motions lodged
410
227 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
7,114
3,604 chamber · 3,510 committee
Allowances claimed
£10,573
120 transactions
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
410
Carried
43
Defeated
1
Not divided
366

Of the 44 motions that went to a vote, 97.7% 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%
S4 · SNP
0.6%
S5 · SNP
1.0%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care
    20 May 2026
  2. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
    20 May 2026
  3. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    07 May 2026
  4. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  5. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  6. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  7. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
    30 Mar 2023
  8. ★
    Left Minister for Drugs Policy
    30 Mar 2023
  9. ★
    Appointed Minister for Drugs Policy
    20 May 2021
  10. ★
    Left Minister for Drugs Policy
    19 May 2021
  11. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    06 May 2021
  12. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  13. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  14. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  15. ★
    Appointed Minister for Drugs Policy
    22 Dec 2020
  16. ☷
    Left Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints
    22 Dec 2020
  17. ☷
    Left Finance and Constitution Committee
    22 Dec 2020
  18. ☷
    Left Equalities and Human Rights Committee
    31 Aug 2020
  19. ☷
    Joined Equalities and Human Rights Committee as Member
    03 Sep 2019
  20. ☷
    Left Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  21. ☷
    Left Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee
    03 Sep 2019
  22. ☷
    Joined Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints as Member
    06 Feb 2019
  23. ☷
    Joined Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee as Substitute Member
    06 Sep 2018
  24. ☷
    Joined Finance and Constitution Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  25. ☷
    Joined Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  26. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities
    28 Jun 2018
  27. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities
    18 May 2016
  28. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
    18 May 2016
  29. ⌂
    Started representing Almond Valley
    05 May 2016
  30. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  31. ⌂
    Stood down from Almond Valley (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  32. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  33. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
    21 Nov 2014
  34. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
    21 Nov 2014
  35. ★
    Left Minister for Youth Employment
    22 Apr 2014
  36. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth & Women's Employment
    22 Apr 2014
  37. ★
    Appointed Minister for Youth Employment
    06 Dec 2011
  38. ★
    Left Minister for Children and Young People
    06 Dec 2011
  39. ★
    Left Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning
    25 May 2011
  40. ★
    Appointed Minister for Children and Young People
    25 May 2011

13 earlier events not shown.

Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • General Question Time Chamber
    12 Nov 2026
    Ms Haughey makes a fair point. As we are a Parliament of minorities, the Government of course has an open door. The Deputy First Minister stresses day in, day …
  • General Question Time Chamber
    12 Nov 2026
    I have outlined our current and present investment in general practice, but it might be of interest to Miles Briggs that core GP funding is distributed through…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    12 Nov 2026
    Responsibility for planning and delivering local services rests with NHS Lothian, which monitors population growth and change in demand and works with practice…
  • General Question Time Chamber
    10 Nov 2026
    Yes, I will do that. For the avoidance of doubt, I repeat what I said earlier: I am crystal clear that I expect services in Elgin and, indeed, in Inverurie to …
  • General Question Time Chamber
    10 Nov 2026
    It is not an either/or. We are doing both: we are investing in general practice and in primary care. Neil Gray, my predecessor, delivered a historic additional…
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests

18 total · showing most recent.

  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    My sister in-law is employed by VOX Scotland, a charity and advocacy group with an interest in mental health policy which sits within my portfolio as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care. [Registere…
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    I am Chair of the River Almond Water Quality Improvement Group. [Registered 17 July 2026]
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    I have the occasional use of a property in Argyll which is owned by Logievale Holdings, a business owned and operated by my husband.
  • Voluntary · 08 Jun 2026
    I have the occasional use of a property in Argyll which was previously owned by Logievale Holdings, a business owned and operated by my husband. On 17 July 2026, ownership of the property was transfe…
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Controlled transactions · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 08 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

Party

Seats