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Brown, Keith

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Brown, Keith
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Brown, Keith

Sitting Scottish National Party Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
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Politically, you're most like Lyle, Richard SNP — similarity 64.3/100.

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Divisions voted in
2,554
last on 16 Dec 2025
Party alignment
99.8%
0.2% rebellion
Attendance
92.6%
204 "Not Voted" of 2,758 divisions present
Motions lodged
297
193 questions · 1 unanswered
Hansard contributions
6,608
3,894 chamber · 2,714 committee
Allowances claimed
£24,657
297 transactions
Most-discussed topics in Hansard
time ·94 question ·87 portfolio ·49 bill ·47 trade ·45 co-operation ·45 agreement ·45 stage ·37 review ·37 scrutiny ·35 eu-uk ·34 pre-budget ·28
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
297
Carried
37
Defeated
1
Not divided
259

Of the 38 motions that went to a vote, 97.4% 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).

veterans high-speed rail brexit high-speed armed forces awpr apd clackmannanshire egip city deal balmedie tipperty ret
Voting drift across sessions

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

0.0%
S4 · SNP
0.0%
S5 · SNP
0.4%
S6 · SNP
Career arc

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

  1. ☷
    Joined Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Member
    11 Jun 2026
  2. ⌂
    Started representing Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
    07 May 2026
  3. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    07 May 2026
  4. ☷
    Left Public Audit Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  5. ☷
    Left Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee
    08 Apr 2026
  6. ⌂
    Stood down from Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Dissolution)
    08 Apr 2026
  7. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    08 Apr 2026
  8. ☷
    Joined Public Audit Committee as Substitute Member
    10 Sep 2025
  9. ☷
    Left Education, Children and Young People Committee
    02 Apr 2025
  10. ☷
    Joined Education, Children and Young People Committee as Member
    22 Jan 2025
  11. ☷
    Joined Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee as Member
    29 Jun 2023
  12. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    14 Jun 2023
  13. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Member
    17 May 2023
  14. ☷
    Left Finance and Public Administration Committee
    17 May 2023
  15. ☷
    Joined Finance and Public Administration Committee as Substitute Member
    03 May 2023
  16. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
    29 Mar 2023
  17. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans
    26 May 2021
  18. ⌂
    Started representing Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
    06 May 2021
  19. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    06 May 2021
  20. ☷
    Left Local Government and Communities Committee
    04 May 2021
  21. ☷
    Left Social Security Committee
    04 May 2021
  22. ⌂
    Stood down from Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Dissolution)
    04 May 2021
  23. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    04 May 2021
  24. ☷
    Joined Local Government and Communities Committee as Member
    01 Sep 2020
  25. ☷
    Joined Social Security Committee as Member
    13 Dec 2018
  26. ☷
    Left Health and Sport Committee
    13 Dec 2018
  27. ☷
    Joined Health and Sport Committee as Member
    06 Sep 2018
  28. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
    26 Jun 2018
  29. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work
    18 May 2016
  30. ★
    Left Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
    18 May 2016
  31. ⌂
    Started representing Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
    05 May 2016
  32. +
    Joined Scottish National Party
    05 May 2016
  33. ⌂
    Stood down from Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Dissolution)
    23 Mar 2016
  34. –
    Left Scottish National Party
    23 Mar 2016
  35. ★
    Left Minister for Transport and Veterans
    25 Nov 2014
  36. ★
    Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities
    25 Nov 2014
  37. ★
    Appointed Minister for Transport and Veterans
    05 Sep 2012
  38. ★
    Left Minister for Housing and Transport
    04 Sep 2012
  39. ★
    Left Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
    25 May 2011
  40. ★
    Appointed Minister for Housing and Transport
    25 May 2011

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Recent contributions to the Official Report
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    What role does the minister see for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence-assisted care planning, digital monitoring, robotics and telehealth i…
  • Portfolio Question Time Chamber
    17 Dec 2025
    To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the population being expected to age rapidly over the coming decades, with more than one in five people soon to be …
  • Motion of No Confidence Chamber
    16 Dec 2025
    On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect. I would have voted no.
  • Motion of No Confidence Chamber
    16 Dec 2025
    Shame on you!
  • FIFA World Cup 2026 Chamber
    10 Dec 2025
    —we’re gonna bring the world cup back from over thar. Laughter. So, “ola” rhymes with “thar”—there you go. Anyway, as we look ahead, we now know exactly what …
Committee & government roles

Government

Committee

Registered interests
  • Heritable property · 02 Jun 2026
    I own a house in Clackmannanshire with a market value of between £300,001 to £400,000. I receive a gross rental income of between £15,001 and £20,000 per annum.
  • Controlled transactions · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Gifts · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Heritable property · 02 Jun 2026
    I am part-owner of a flat in East Lothian. I own a one sixth share of the property which has a market value of between £200,001 and £250,000. I do not receive any rental income from the property.
  • Interest in shares · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Overseas visits · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Remuneration and related undertaking · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
  • Voluntary · 02 Jun 2026
    No registrable interests.
Career timeline

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