MSP
Jackie Baillie
Previously: Minister for Social Justice (2000–01) · Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector (1999–2000) · +1 more
At a glance
13,212 contributions in debates and committees 1,623 motions lodged 9,494 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- woolnough 156
- rebuttal witness 114
- rebuttal 228
- promoter 382
- witness statement 136
- vale leven 254
- leven 274
- dumbarton 235
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 2,498 votes →- 12 Nov 2026✗ Against Carried
- 28 Oct 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
Broke with their party
7 times →- 30 Oct 2025✓ For Carried
- 13 Sep 2023✓ For Carried
- 16 Jun 2021✗ Against Defeated
Latest in the chamber
All 13,212 →-
Armed Forces Community (Remembrance)
I, too, commend members from across the chamber for their contributions in the debate. It is right that we should always remember the service and sacrifice of the men and women of…
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Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill: Stage 1
Did I pick the member up correctly that he thinks that the original legislation was not as it should be?
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Portfolio Question Time
I look forward to hearing the details. I extend an invitation to the minister to visit my constituency—I hope that she can find a way to do that—to talk to businesses in my local …
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Stuart McMillan SNP 585
- Colin Beattie SNP 573
- Gil Paterson SNP 543
- Richard Lyle SNP 534
- Anne McTaggart Lab 493
Whose motions they back most
- Neil Findlay Lab 547
- Patricia Ferguson Lab 310
- Lewis Macdonald Lab 299
- Pauline McNeill Lab 255
- Sarah Boyack Lab 245
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Irshad Ahmed Lab 64% similar
- Jenny Young Lab 64% similar
- Paul Sweeney Lab 63% similar
- Joe Fagan Lab 62% similar
- Pauline McNeill Lab 62% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Dumbarton (constituency) since 1999
- Government
- Minister for Social Justice 2000–01 · Deputy Minister for Social Inclusion, Equality and the Voluntary Sector 1999–2000 · Deputy Minister for Communities 1999–2000
- Committees now
- Health, Care and Sport Committee (Substitute Member) · Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee