Former MSP
Michael McMahon
Previously: Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the First Minister (2002–03)
At a glance
8,171 contributions in debates and committees 70 motions lodged 323 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- calls urge 317
- urge executive 366
- indicated agreement 808
- agreed seek 176
- petitioner 671
- petitioners 513
- atos 139
- petitioner's 143
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 730 votes →- 17 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 16 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 8 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 25 Feb 2016✓ For Defeated
Broke with their party
4 times →- 21 May 2014✓ For Carried
- 4 Feb 2014✗ Against Carried
- 20 Nov 2013– Abstained Carried
Latest in the chamber
All 8,171 →-
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill
I would like to correct that—I did not say that; I said that the proposal had not appeared from nowhere. It was a result of the discussions that took place during the bill process.
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Hamilton Academical Football Club (Community Ethos)
I, along with Siobhan McMahon, recently met members of the autism parent and carer support group that meets at the Hamilton Accies stadium. They spoke openly about the problems th…
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Standing Orders Rule Changes (Admissibility of Petitions and Minor Changes)
One of the roles of the Public Petitions Committee is to keep under review the operations of the Parliament’s petitions process. I would like to say a little bit about the effect …
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Jackie Baillie Lab 42
- Anne McTaggart Lab 25
- Sandra White SNP 24
- Siobhan McMahon Lab 23
- Elaine Smith Lab 23
Whose motions they back most
- Jackie Baillie Lab 88
- Elaine Smith Lab 72
- Neil Findlay Lab 67
- Pauline McNeill Lab 66
- Karen Whitefield Lab 59
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Jackie Baillie Lab 67% similar
- Mark Griffin Lab 59% similar
- Claire Baker Lab 56% similar
- Neil Bibby Lab 55% similar
- Liam McArthur LD 39% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Uddingston and Bellshill (constituency) 2011–16 · Hamilton North and Bellshill (constituency) 1999–2011
- Government
- Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the First Minister 2002–03