MSP
Craig Hoy
At a glance
Votes with Con99.4%Con median 100.0%
Turns up to vote88.7%Parliament median 95.9%
2,664 contributions in debates and committees 177 motions lodged 1,350 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- covid 155
- national care 111
- edington 31
- care service 117
- morning boyle 19
- east lothian 117
- haddington 33
- dumfriesshire 41
Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.
Recent votes on bills
All 1,293 votes →- 12 Nov 2026✗ Against Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
Broke with their party
5 times →- 24 Sep 2026✗ Against Carried
- 4 Feb 2026✗ Against Carried
- 6 Jan 2026✓ For Defeated
Latest in the chamber
All 2,664 →-
General Question Time
Is it not clear to everyone that the public sector unions are running rings around the Government? We can take as an example the ghost workers—those on the so-called “priority mov…
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Portfolio Question Time
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Housing
That is helpful. We have that on the record and the committee can follow it up with ministers accordingly.I thank everyone for joining us. As I said to the earlier witnesses, if t…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Sharon Dowey Con 144
- Paul Sweeney Lab 138
- Miles Briggs Con 136
- Alexander Burnett Con 134
- Pam Gosal Con 129
Whose motions they back most
- Pam Gosal Con 491
- Alexander Stewart Con 455
- Annie Wells Con 453
- Alexander Burnett Con 308
- Sharon Dowey Con 282
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Meghan Gallacher Con 73% similar
- Russell Findlay Con 71% similar
- Alexander Burnett Con 71% similar
- Miles Briggs Con 70% similar
- Liam Kerr Con 70% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Dumfriesshire (constituency) since 2026 · South Scotland (region) 2021–26
- Committees now
- Public Service Reform Committee (Substitute Member) · Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee (Convener)