Former MSP
Shona Robison
Previously: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (2024–26) · Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (2023–24) · +7 more
At a glance
11,574 contributions in debates and committees 348 motions lodged 1,014 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- grc 166
- happy keep 191
- child payment 259
- primary care 487
- gender recognition 189
- trans 171
- acquired gender 83
- 2024-25 196
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 2,582 votes →- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 24 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
- 18 Mar 2026✓ For Carried
Broke with their party
2 times →- 11 Jun 2025– Abstained Carried
- 22 Nov 2012✗ Against Carried
Latest in the chamber
All 11,574 →-
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
For the purposes of rule 9.11 of standing orders, I advise the Parliament that His Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, ha…
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Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I could not connect to the app. I would have voted yes.
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Portfolio Question Time
Of course, we wanted to scrap the council tax, but we did not get a majority in the Scottish Parliament to do so. To put it bluntly, what we need is to reach some political consen…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Sandra White SNP 109
- Maureen Watt SNP 75
- Stewart Stevenson SNP 75
- Kenneth Gibson NPA 65
- Tom Arthur SNP 63
Whose motions they back most
- Nicola Sturgeon SNP 83
- Richard Lochhead SNP 55
- Christine Grahame SNP 51
- Ivan McKee SNP 49
- Michael Russell SNP 42
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Ivan McKee SNP 65% similar
- Kenneth Gibson NPA 64% similar
- David Torrance SNP 61% similar
- Neil Gray SNP 61% similar
- Emma Roddick SNP 61% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Dundee City East (constituency) 2011–26 · Dundee East (constituency) 2003–11 · North East Scotland (region) 1999–2003
- Government
- Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government 2024–26 · Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance 2023–24 · Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government 2021–23 · Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport 2016–18 · +5 more