Mark Ruskell

7,759 contributions in debates and committees 285 motions lodged 1,801 questions asked

• greyhound 184
• 20mph 238
• ess 122
• racing 222
• greyhound racing 124
• mossmorran 123
• hydrogen 170
• change plan 151

Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.

1. 12 Nov 2026
   Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill

   Bill pageS7M-01988Green majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
2. 28 Oct 2026
   Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill

   S7M-01739Green majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
3. 24 Mar 2026
   Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS6M-21103Green majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
4. 24 Mar 2026
   Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS6M-21104Green majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried

1. 29 Oct 2026
   Strengthening Scotland's Public Health Approach to Preventing Alcohol and Drug Deaths

   S7M-01766.4Green majority: – AbstainedAgainst party
   ✗ Against Carried
2. 10 Sep 2025
   Improving Scotland’s Finances

   S6M-18779Green majority: ✓ ForAgainst party
   ✗ Against Carried
3. 15 Nov 2023
   Independent Investigation into the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

   S6M-11247Green majority: ✓ ForAgainst party
   ✗ Against Carried

1. 10 Nov 2026Chamber
   Winter Resilience

   I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of his statement. It is clear that communities are now facing multiple threats because of climate change—floods, storms, drought an…

2. 4 Nov 2026Rural Affairs Committee
   Outdoor Access

   Agenda item 4 is the committee’s first evidence-taking session for our new inquiry into outdoor access in Scotland.The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 gave people rights to access…

3. 4 Nov 2026Rural Affairs Committee
   Subordinate Legislation

   Our third item of business is consideration of a Scottish statutory instrument. It was laid under the negative procedure, which means that it will come into force unless the Parli…

Works with

Backs their motions most

• Patrick Harvie Green 117
• Ross Greer Green 109
• Bill Kidd SNP 92
• Paul Sweeney Lab 77
• Maggie Chapman Green 70

Whose motions they back most

• Maggie Chapman Green 171
• David Torrance SNP 164
• Alexander Stewart Con 159
• Gillian Mackay Green 156
• Ross Greer Green 129

Most similar sitting MSPs

• Patrick Harvie Green 68% similar
• Ross Greer Green 67% similar
• Ariane Burgess Green 66% similar
• Maggie Chapman Green 65% similar
• Gillian Mackay Green 64% similar

Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.