Former MSP
Colin Keir
At a glance
828 contributions in debates and committees 82 motions lodged 66 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- edinburgh western 49
- apd 40
- maybury 10
- muirhouse 13
- zoo 15
- carloway 20
- queensferry 25
- corstorphine 11
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 815 votes →- 17 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 16 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 8 Mar 2016✓ For Carried
- 25 Feb 2016✗ Against Defeated
Broke with their party
3 times →- 26 Jan 2016✓ For Defeated
- 27 May 2015✓ For Defeated
- 18 Nov 2014✗ Against Carried
Latest in the chamber
All 828 →-
Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2014-15
Good morning. My question is about what you said in answer to Mike MacKenzie’s question about planning. I worry that planners perhaps do not have the necessary understanding, and …
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Forth Road Bridge Inquiry
I thank the minister for clarifying the position. I fully commend the report. Paragraph 147 recommends that the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee’s successor committ…
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Annual Report
I thank the convener for his comments. I totally agree with the comments about the Auditor General and the support staff as well as, of course, those about my fellow members. A co…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Bill Kidd SNP 70
- David Torrance SNP 67
- Mike MacKenzie SNP 67
- Adam Ingram SNP 66
- Gil Paterson SNP 63
Whose motions they back most
- Kevin Stewart SNP 180
- Kenneth Gibson NPA 179
- Graeme Dey SNP 155
- David Torrance SNP 144
- Bill Kidd SNP 115
Most similar sitting MSPs
- David Torrance SNP 68% similar
- Jamie Hepburn SNP 68% similar
- Colin Beattie SNP 66% similar
- Stuart McMillan SNP 65% similar
- Kenneth Gibson NPA 63% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Edinburgh Western (constituency) 2011–16