Former MSP
Alex Fergusson
At a glance
Votes with Con99.7%Con median 99.7%
Turns up to vote88.5%Parliament median 90.4%
13,934 contributions in debates and committees 106 motions lodged 366 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- lab 9,890
- con 3,753
- west snp 1,418
- lothians snp 681
- glasgow snp 969
- central snp 1,197
- south snp 1,168
- east lab 842
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 724 votes →- 17 Mar 2016✗ Against Carried
- 16 Mar 2016✗ Against Carried
- 8 Mar 2016✗ Against Carried
- 25 Feb 2016✗ Against Defeated
Broke with their party
2 times →- 5 Jun 2014✗ Against Defeated
- 3 Jun 2014✗ Against Defeated
Latest in the chamber
All 13,934 →-
Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
It is quite clear that the cabinet secretary and I—and possibly other members—have what I fear to be an irreconcilable difference over this issue. My belief is that the introducti…
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Land Reform (Scotland) Bill
Will the member take an intervention?
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General Question Time
As the cabinet secretary will be aware, during the new year floods in my constituency, the town of Castle Douglas was partially flooded in an almost unprecedented situation. The s…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Jamie McGrigor Con 55
- Nanette Milne Con 43
- Murdo Fraser Con 42
- Mary Scanlon Con 36
- Annabel Goldie Con 33
Whose motions they back most
- Elaine Murray Lab 59
- Murdo Fraser Con 43
- David Mundell Con 36
- Aileen McLeod SNP 33
- Brian Monteith Ind 30
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Murdo Fraser Con 62% similar
- Liam McArthur LD 37% similar
- Willie Rennie LD 35% similar
- Jackie Baillie Lab 31% similar
- Claire Baker Lab 27% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Galloway and West Dumfries (constituency) 2011–16 · Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (constituency) 2003–11 · South of Scotland (region) 1999–2003
- Parties
- Con 2011–16 · NPA 2007–11 · Con 1999–2007